Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

If all the float planes lost 11 Seagulls, it could be a strong indications that all 3 American CAs you listed went down because the max they can carry is 4 Seagulls each for a max of 12 Seagulls.

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Ground combat at Patung (81,46)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23171 troops, 211 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 894

Defending force 27676 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022

Japanese adjusted assault: 596

Allied adjusted defense: 1117

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4719 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 279 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Guns lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
57th Infantry Brigade
41st Division
11th RGC Temp. Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
67th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army

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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51868 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2472

Defending force 17493 troops, 164 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Allied adjusted assault: 1393

Japanese adjusted defense: 433

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3759 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 47 (21 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 186 (55 destroyed, 131 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
2848 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 351 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
72nd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
1st Group Army
30th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force
7th War Area
22nd Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
10th Group Army
9th Group Army
4th War Area
20th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
11th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Division
13th/A Division
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at 76,50 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 35961 troops, 279 guns, 642 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328

Defending force 20038 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 315

Japanese adjusted assault: 1314

Allied adjusted defense: 589

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1094 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7391 casualties reported
Squads: 235 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 437 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 41 (12 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
104th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
8th Recon Regiment
116th Division
9th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
13th/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
19th Group Army
7th Artillery Regiment
Lusu War Area
89th Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment

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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 11 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 7 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
CA Chokai
CA Atago
DD Yayoi
DD Ayanami

Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 55
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
DD Karukaya
DD Sanae
DD Yayoi
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
SS S-44, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hughes, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21796 troops, 241 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 602

Defending force 4656 troops, 98 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 585

Allied adjusted defense: 119

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Milne Bay !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1411 casualties reported
Squads: 77 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 57 (54 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Assaulting units:
1st Division
4th Division

Defending units:
Sparrow Battalion
17th Australian Brigade
Gull Battalion
5th RAAF Base Force
15th RAAF Base Force /1

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ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer
Not planning to destroy Chinese units, but once out of supply they may be destroyed by my opponent. The 13 surrounded and out of supply units 2 hexes NW of Nanning have started attacking; their losses are not severe, but over time they will destroy themselves to respawn at Chungking. I would expect the same to happen at Chihkiang if I can get them totally cut off.

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ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer
None of the Japanese AK have a troop capacity greater than 600, meaning they can unload all troops in one day

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There is a lot of merit in AK-t variant which gives around 1500-1700 troop space in stock. Number of troops loaded on a ship is a matter of loading procedures, not ship troop capacity, because troops will be loaded into cargo space too if given time.

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It is not just the troops but also the equipment which takes up cargo space. So consider using Emily transports for at least some the infantry with you AKs hauling the rest.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 93,137

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 91
B5N2 Kate x 130
D3A1 Val x 94

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 15
F4F-3 Wildcat x 42
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 14 destroyed, 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CA Vincennes, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Smith
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
DD Anderson
DD Aylwin
DD Downes, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD MacDonough
DD Gridley
CA Northampton
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Jarvis
CL Phoenix
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Monssen
DD Drayton
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 1
DD Ellet
DD Bagley
DD Ralph Talbot, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Ammo storage explosion on CV Lexington
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
Fuel storage explosion on CV Yorktown
Ammo storage explosion on CV Hornet
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hornet
Magazine explodes on CA Portland
Massive explosion on DD Downes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,137

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
TBF-1 Avenger x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 23 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 11 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
CV Soryu
DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze
CA Tone
DD Hibiki
DD Shirayuki
DD Mochizuki
CVL Ryujo
CA Atago, Torpedo hits 1

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Junyo
Fuel storage explosion on CVL Shoho
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Akatsuki

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,137

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
CV Shokaku
CVL Shoho, heavy fires

Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I would say Hornet and Yorktown went down if the combat reports on numbers of bomb and torpedo hits are semi-accurate. Since so many planes can divert to nearby bases it will be harder to see losses in the ground loses for possible number of sunk carriers. Since the Lexington is built on a BC hull and took one bomb, with a reported Ammo Storage explosion, I would doubt it went down and will probably make it to port. Depending on it's damages will determine how quickly it can make it to a major port for temporary and then onward to safe port for complete repairs. He has or will shortly have the Wasp but these loses will hurt his attempts at starting a quick counter-offensive, losing the services of 3 carriers.