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RE: 17 Jul 43 reports - 2/20/2021 2:29:13 AM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		This was a bad day for the IJN as the Bay of Bengal has practically been cleared of IJN surface combat power.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 43
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 187,94
SS I-9, hits 4
Allied Ships
TK Victor H Kelly, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage – all the excitement that followed in the Bay of Bengal took the gloss of this action!
TK Robert E Hopkins
TK L.P. St. Clair
AM Requisite
SS I-9 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Victor H Kelly
I-9 diving deep ....
AM Requisite attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63
PB Okuyo Maru #2
SS Sealion is sighted by escort
PB Okuyo Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Okuyo Maru #2 is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Tioman Island at 52,84
AK Nitti Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Hirota Maru
SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at AK Nitti Maru
Hoe bottoming out ....
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
CA Kako, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2
DD Oboro
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Sussex, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Suffolk
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 1
CA Frobisher, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
CL Ceres
CL Kenya, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Newcastle
CL Caradoc
DD Warramunga
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 1
DE Arrow
DE Decoy
DE Encounter
DD Nepal, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Racehorse, Shell hits 2
DD Redoubt, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Relentless, Shell hits 1
DD Rotherham, Shell hits 1
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CA Frobisher at 7,000 yards – Furataka got the first shots away at least.
Range closes to 2,000 yards – then the battle closed to heavy machine gun range.
DD Asagiri sunk by DD Rotherham at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Aoba sunk by CA Dorsetshire at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Nepal sunk by DD Shikinami at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards – hopes were high that the IJN task force would disengage from here, but then the range started to decrease and the 8” shells kept coming.
Range closes to 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Kako engages DE Arrow at 11,000 yards – Kako fires the last round but misses.
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
CL Tama
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tachikaze
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze
Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Sussex, on fire
CA Suffolk, Shell hits 2
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 1
CL Durban
CL Ceres
CL Newcastle
CL Caradoc
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DE Arrow
DE Decoy
DE Encounter
DD Racehorse
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
CL Kiso engages CA Hawkins at 7,000 yards – first shot award goes to the IJN again
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages CL Kiso at 3,000 yards
Magazine explodes on CL Kuma
CL Kuma sunk by CA Dorsetshire at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Kiso engages DE Arrow at 11,000 yards – last shot award also goes to Kiso
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 11,000 Yards
CA Kako, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage – I didn’t bother taking a screenshot of this one…
DD Ushio
Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Sussex, heavy fires
CA Suffolk
CA Hawkins, on fire
CL Durban
CL Ceres
CL Newcastle
CL Caradoc
DD Warramunga
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DE Arrow
DE Decoy
DE Encounter
DD Racehorse

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 11,000 yards
CA Hawkins launches Torpedoes at CA Kako at 11,000 yards – torpedoes are fired before the guns open up.
CL Ceres launches Torpedoes at CA Kako at 11,000 yards
DD Racehorse fires at DD Ushio at 11,000 yards – Racehorse fires guns first
Range closes to 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Ushio engages DD Racehorse at 9,000 yards – DD Ushio is the first IJN ship to respond.
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Kako engages CA Dorsetshire at 7,000 yards – Kako’s gunners finally join in but land no hits.
Range increases to 11,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 184,99
SS I-11
Allied Ships
DE Gilmore
DE Burden R. Hastings
SS I-11 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Gilmore
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Night Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 22
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 5
Liberator II: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 22
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 4
Liberator II: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 21
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 3
Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 3
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Airbase hits 1
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ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84
AMc Toshi Maru #8
SS Hoe is sighted by escort
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 25,000 Yards
Japanese Ships – Round 3. Furataka tried valiantly to fend off 8x Allied Cruisers but came up short.
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 43, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 1
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1
DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Sussex
CA Suffolk
CA Hawkins
CL Durban
CL Ceres
CL Newcastle
CL Caradoc
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DE Arrow
DE Decoy, Shell hits 1
DE Encounter
DD Racehorse, Shell hits 3, on fire
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 25,000 yards
CA Suffolk fires at DD Sazanami at 25,000 yards – first shots fired at long range
Range closes to 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
Marushige, Kuniori orders Japanese TF to disengage – that’s a good idea, only about 12 hours too late!
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Boyd, D.W. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Sazanami sunk by CA Suffolk at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CA Hawkins collides with CL Durban at 55 , 41 – I missed this during the combat replay, that should do some damage to both.
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages DD Yugiri at 29,000 yards – parting salvo
Task forces break off...
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Sub attack near Truk at 112,107
SC Ch 41
Captain of SS Pompon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102
SS I-2, hits 7
Allied Ships
TK William H. Berg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Preston
SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at TK William H. Berg
DD Preston attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Truk at 112,107
SC Ch 40
SC Ch 41
Allied Ships
SS Pompon, hits 2
SS Pompon launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 40
SC Ch 41 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109
SC Ch 43
SC Ch 44
SS Rasher is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 38
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 34
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 55,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IId Trop x 9
Hurricane IId Trop: 5 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 1 destroyed by flak
9 x Hurricane IId Trop bombing from 100 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 55,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 7
Beaufighter VIc: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 9th Division, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 22
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 10th Division, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
16 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
15 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island at 169,51
Weather in hex: Severe storms
G4M1 Betty x 4
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Farragut
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ASW attack near Muntok at 50,89
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 22
Allied Ships
SS Cisco, hits 4
SS Cisco is located by SC Ch 21
Cisco bottoming out ....
SC Ch 22 attacking submerged sub ....
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Ground combat at 55,34 (near Asansol)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 89385 troops, 1081 guns, 1018 vehicles, Assault Value = 4199
Defending force 1877 troops, 31 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1632
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 1632 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
609 casualties reported
Non Combat: 178 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (14 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 108 (108 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
1st Army
Korea Army
15th Army
Defending units:
XV Indian Corps – I didn’t take a note, but from memory I think the HQ was destroyed.
48th Light AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16307 troops, 158 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 1116, minus 124 since the deliberate attack yesterday
Defending force 22806 troops, 275 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 753, minus 61 since yesterday
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 17, 43
Fires damage engines aboard CA Kako ...
Difficulty controlling flooding aboard CA Kako
Damage Control efforts fail and CA Kako is abandoned
Repairs completed on BB Nagato at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
2LT Ginowa O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 11
2LT Iwaya H. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ito, T. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10
2LT Mitsumasa G. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Mitsumasa G. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Tsuchiya, T. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Degawa V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Inokuchi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10
2LT Koda G. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Mitsumori M. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Harada W. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Eto P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
2LT Kagawa R. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
F-4 Lightning sighted over Korea Army
2LT Inokuchi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 11
CA Furutaka sinks at sea
SS S-35 is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Shortlands
Transports flying to 60,35 intercepted by 6th Sentai
2LT Mitsumoto T. of 6th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
Repairs completed on SS I-27 at Rabaul, ship returned to service
Bayombong expands fortifications to size 3
Lae expands fortifications to size 6
Woodlark Island expands fortifications to size 1
Soerabaja expands fortifications to size 6
Utsonomiya expands airfield to size 7
Aircraft D4Y4 Judy advances R&D – to 10/43 +8/day
12th/A Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangpur – 1943 Infantry Squads
3rd Tank Division takes replacements from Chittagong
Loss of CA Aoba on Jul 17, 1943 is admitted
Loss of CL Kuma on Jul 17, 1943 is admitted
Loss of DD Asagiri on Jul 17, 1943 is admitted
Loss of DD Sazanami on Jul 17, 1943 is admitted
DD Nepal is reported to have been sunk near Chittagong on Jul 17, 1943




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RE: 17 Jul 43 reports - 2/20/2021 2:32:47 AM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		This is all that remains in RADM Marushige’s CA Div 1 task force!
DD Oboro must have plucked him from the water after all 3x CA were sunk.
Two of the escorting 9x Fubuki II were sunk.
Five are heavily damaged near Chittagong. One will disband at Chittagong to try and put out moderate fires while the other four will disband at Akyab to try and put out <5 size fires each.
DD Oboro and DD Ushio have moved the furthest from the disaster area but are out of all but AA ammunition.
They will regroup at Rangoon along with the survivors of CL Div 2 to try and cover a general withdrawal of IJN assets from the Bay of Bengal, and drop off RADM Marushige to prepare for the Board of Inquiry.





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18 Jul 43 reports - 2/20/2021 2:55:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 43
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102
SS I-11, hits 6
Allied Ships
SC PC-1084
SS I-11 launches 2 torpedoes
SC PC-1084 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,103
SS I-11
Allied Ships
SC PC-580
SC PC-578
SC PC-778
SC PC-581
SS I-11 is located by SC PC-580
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Sub attack near Torishima at 114,70
xAK Sydney Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Osaka Maru
PB Naruto Maru #3
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sydney Maru #2
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ASW attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS RO-105, hits 12, heavy damage, sunk
Allied Ships
DD Strong
CL Adelaide
xAK Alcoa Puritan
xAK Nancy Lykes
DD Waller
DD Taylor
SS RO-105 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Strong
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface!
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Night Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 24
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 18
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 17
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 4
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 22
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 6
Liberator II: 3 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
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ASW attack near Torishima at 114,70
xAK Imizu Maru
PB Naruto Maru #3
SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
PB Naruto Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83
TK Toa Maru, Torpedo hits 2 – despite two torp hits the TK is only moderately damaged. It will move to Miri for emergency repairs.
AMC Asaka Maru
TK Asashio Maru
TK Seishin Maru
TK Kuroshio Maru
E Yomogi
SS Salmon launches 2 torpedoes at TK Toa Maru
Salmon diving deep ....
E Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,141
SS RO-107 – multiple subs are trying to intercept this Allied task force as it moves from dropping supply at Lunga back towards Noumea.
Allied Ships
CL Adelaide
DD Strong
xAK Alcoa Puritan
xAK Alcoa Pilgrim
DD Waller
DD Taylor
SS RO-107 is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
N1K2-J George x 32 – the big George-2 sweep is ordered and it is a big disappointment. The defenders do very well.
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 41
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
VMF-112 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 22000.
VMF-221 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 23000.
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 13
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 25
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-112 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4U-1 Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
N1K2-J George x 5
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 19
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-112 with F4U-1 Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 24
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 31
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
N1K2-J George x 32
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
22 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet *
CAP engaged:
VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
VMF-112 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
VMF-221 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
N1K2-J George x 32
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Severe storms
N1K2-J George x 8
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cuttack at 47,40
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms – despite more raids missing targets due to these storms, the Bettys finally make their presence felt.
G4M1 Betty x 9
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Frobisher, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Shropshire, Torpedo hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Division, at 55,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 17
Hurricane IId Trop x 5
Beaufighter VIc: 4 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 4 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 44,40
Weather in hex: Light cloud
G3M3 Nell x 18
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CA Suffolk
CL Caradoc, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Magazine explodes on CL Caradoc
CL Ceres, Torpedo hits 1
CA Dorsetshire
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Ground combat at Allahabad (51,26)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 92
Defending force 943 troops, 45 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese adjusted assault: 13
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment – only 3rd Tank Regt attacked. They didn’t have enough AV to win, but they didn’t take any losses either. They will attack again tomorrow.
3rd Raiding Regiment
3rd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
2nd British Division – only 50 AV in this unit, so not as impressive as the name suggests.
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Ground combat at Allahabad (51,26)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 845 troops, 45 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Defending force 1644 troops, 2 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 91
Assaulting units:
2nd British Division
Defending units:
3rd Tank Regiment
3rd Raiding Regiment
3rd JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36996 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165, plus 49 since yesterday
Defending force 22766 troops, 275 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 753, same as yesterday which indicates zero recovery of disablements. The grind will continue.
Japanese adjusted assault: 412
Allied adjusted defense: 289
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2114 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 156 disabled – large disablements here for the IJA, but the adjusted AV ratio is now 1:1 and the Allies are suffering more negatives.
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
454 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 18, 43
PO2 Kotani O. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Kotani V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
F-5A Lightning sighted over Munda
DMS Southard is reported HIT
SS Whale is reported HIT
PO1 Fukada E. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Nakasawa V. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Doikawa H. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
Transports flying to 60,35 intercepted by 6th Sentai
Nago expands airfield to size 4
Tavoy expands fortifications to size 4
Tsiaotso expands airfield to size 5
Aircraft Ki-67-Ia Peggy advances R&D – to 2/44 +2/day
Aircraft N1K5-J George advances R&D – to 7/45 +8/day
Ace pilot Miyajima D. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 2LT
12th/B Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangpur
45th JNAF AF Unit 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 43 at Wotje – HQ 4th Fleet is here.
Loss of SS RO-105 on Jul 18, 1943 is admitted
xAK Shiretoko Maru arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
CL Caradoc is reported to have been sunk near Vizagapatnam on Jul 18, 1943






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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109
E W-20
E W-28
SS Rasher launches 2 torpedoes at E W-20
Rasher diving deep ....
E W-28 attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 damaged
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 11
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Sub attack near Truk at 111,108
E W-28
Allied Ships
SS Blackfish, hits 4
SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at E W-28
E W-28 attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109
E W-20
E W-28
SS Rasher launches 2 torpedoes at E W-20
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 19 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Division, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 21
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
33rd Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,34 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
B-24D1 Liberator x 20
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
CAP engaged:
26th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Ground combat at Allahabad (51,26)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 227
Defending force 928 troops, 46 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 35
Japanese adjusted assault: 50
Allied adjusted defense: 40
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd Raiding Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment – just this Tank Regt attacked.
144th Infantry Regiment – just arrived so will attack tomorrow.
3rd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
2nd British Division
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4187 troops, 34 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 914, minus 251 since the attack yesterday
Defending force 22213 troops, 273 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 700, minus 52 since yesterday.
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 19, 43
SS I-177 terminates patrol and enters Victoria Point for repairs
a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
SS Tinosa is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay
WO Suzuki O. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Eiichi O. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Kagawa F. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Goto H. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Mitsumasa H. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Hida W. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Hida W. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Chiba T. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Chiba T. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!!
F-4 Lightning sighted over Korea Army
SS Tinosa is reported HIT
Transports flying to 60,35 intercepted by 6th Sentai
WO Kakimoto M. of 6th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
Lanai expands airfield to size 4
Cristobal expands airfield to size 9
Balboa expands airfield to size 9
Portland Roads expands airfield to size 3
Tsiaotso expands fortifications to size 1
Chiyoda-1 converting to A6M5 Zero – this was a mistake as I thought I’d set them to upgrade to A6M5c once the pool has enough. This just wasted the supply to give them A6M5…
12th/C Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangpur
53rd JNAF AF Unit 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 43 at Paramushiro-jima – HQ 5th Fleet (the command one) moved to Bihoro so it was in range to let this JNAFU upgrade. The only ones that haven’t upgraded their TOE now are the 3 in the Aleutians, but they will be withdrawn soon.
SS I-179 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – to SWAF to try and protect Chittagong from Allied cruisers and their bigger sisterrs.


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Sub attack near Madras at 38,40
SS I-173 – one of 5 IJN subs patrolling the approaches to Madras with the Allied Cruisers spotted moving there.
Allied Ships
CL Ceres, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DE Decoy
SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Ceres
I-173 diving deep ....
DE Decoy attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Madras at 36,40
SS I-175
Allied Ships
DE Decoy
SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 11
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 11
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
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ASW attack near Koumac at 115,155
SS I-182, hits 2
Allied Ships – moving south to Noumea
DD Saufley
CL Adelaide
xAK Alcoa Puritan
xAK Jean Lykes
DD Waller
DD Taylor
SS I-182 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Saufley
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-182 eludes ASW attack from DD Taylor
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Sub attack near Noumea at 115,159
SS I-31
Allied Ships
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Drayton
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 18
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 20
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed – not a good day for the Tojo pilots. They must be getting tired…
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 22
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
P-40N5 Warhawk x 23
23 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Light rain
G3M3 Nell x 13
G3M3 Nell: 10 damaged – flak from the Allied cruisers is heavy and effective
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
13 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire
DD Isaac Sweers
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 14 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 2
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 49 – showing off how many P-47s are in the theatre, which is lots.
2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet
24 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet
25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Light rain
G4M1 Betty x 26
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet – torpedoes would have been better
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Allied Ships
CA Frobisher, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Shropshire
DD Rotherham
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Morning Air attack on Korea Army, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
P-40N1 Warhawk x 14
14 x P-40N1 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Light rain
G4M1 Betty x 24
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
CA Frobisher, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rotherham
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Light rain
G3M3 Nell x 11
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged
11 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Allied Ships
CA Frobisher, on fire, heavy damage
CA Shropshire, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 187,94
SS I-9, hits 5
Allied Ships
DD Sampson, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Lardner
SS I-9 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Sampson
I-9 diving deep ....
DD Lardner attacking submerged sub ....
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Ground combat at Allahabad (51,26)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5501 troops, 44 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 256
Defending force 893 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
Japanese adjusted assault: 126
Allied adjusted defense: 18
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units pursuing 1 – 15th Tank Regt, a smaller than average Tank Regt.
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 23 (10 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment – pursued
3rd Tank Regiment – will follow up in reserve mode
144th Infantry Regiment – will follow up in reserve mode
3rd Raiding Regiment – will stay in Allahabad
3rd JAAF AF Coy – will stay in Allahabad
Defending units:
2nd British Division
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35169 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 980 +66 since yesterday, showing some good recovery
Defending force 22145 troops, 273 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 700 – same as yesterday, so no recovery.
Japanese adjusted assault: 485
Allied adjusted defense: 205
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
932 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Allied ground losses:
620 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 20, 43
SS Saury is reported HIT
2LT Inokuchi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 12
2LT Inokuchi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 13
WO Hasegawa W. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mitsumori E. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Ginowa A. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Taniguchi C. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Hidaka E. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
Previous report of sinking of CA Frobisher incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 41, 37
Previous report of sinking of CA Shropshire incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 41, 37
F-5A Lightning sighted over Shortlands
SS Tinosa is reported HIT
Naha expands airfield to size 6
Manado expands fortifications to size 4
Ace pilot Mitsumoto P. of 47th I.F.Chutai is promoted to 1LT – what were the odds on the Mitsumoto brothers earning their promotions on the same day!?
Ace pilot Mitsumoto I. of 47th I.F.Chutai is promoted to 1LT
46th JNAF AF Unit 's TOE was upgraded to JNAF Airfield 43 at Roi-Namur – HQ 4th Fleet will now move back to Truk.
CL Ceres is reported to have been sunk near Madras on Jul 20, 1943
DD Sampson is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Jul 20, 1943





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RE: 20 Jul 43 reports - 2/21/2021 9:00:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		I can’t remember why I set these Bettys to bombs and not torpedoes, but they still did some good damage with 250kg bombs penetrating.
I think I'd set them back to Naval Search for a turn in case the Allies setup a CAP trap at Calcutta. The Betties flew from Chittagong.

Then the Nells came in from Dacca with torpedoes.
If these CAs can be sunk that will go some way to reducing the debacle of a few days ago, but it is still a trade that the Allies can better afford than the IJN.






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RE: 20 Jul 43 reports - 2/21/2021 9:22:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		55th Div hasn’t reformed yet but the 3x Infantry Regts are moving to Benares-Allahabad.
56th Div has arrived at Gorakhpur by train so will take 3 days to get back into combat mode.

51st and 54th Divs are recovering well at Tezpur and 53rd Div is also close to being fully fit again at Rangpur.
These three Divs will soon move towards Patna with 1st Tank Div, while 55th and 56th Divs will move towards Cawnpore-Lucknow.

If Cawnpore and Lucknow can be captured that will be the limit of the IJA advance in that direction to avoid triggering emergency reinforcements.





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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37 – a few Allied ships were spotted in port, assumed to be damaged Cruisers or Destroyers.
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb – all bombers were set to Port Attack so this might just be bad misses that landed on the city instead.
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 8
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 6
Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107
SC Ch 39
SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 39
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ASW attack near Christmas Island at 178,133
SS I-6 – about 6-8 hexes NE of Christmas Island. The crew of PG Charleston spoil the attack.
Allied Ships
xAK Bundaleer
xAK Barwon
xAK Nicholas J. Sinnott
xAK Examiner
xAK General Fleisher
xAK Harpoon
PG Charleston
SS I-6 is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 16 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Division, at 54,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Overcast
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 37
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14
Hurricane IId Trop x 5
Beaufighter VIc: 4 destroyed
Hurricane IId Trop: 1 destroyed
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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109
SC Ch 44
SC Ch 43
Allied Ships
SS Rasher, hits 1
SS Rasher launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 44
SC Ch 44 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 44 is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Makassar at 65,107
SC Ch 39
SS Pompano is located by SC Ch 39
SC Ch 39 attacking submerged sub ....
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Ground combat at 51,25 (near Allahabad)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 330 troops, 0 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Defending force 2769 troops, 45 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
Allied adjusted defense: 159
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
Defending units: Interesting mix of units. It looks like the Allies thought they could take Allahabad back on the cheap.
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
2nd British Division
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Ground combat at 51,25 (near Allahabad)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2633 troops, 45 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 99
Defending force 1004 troops, 0 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 81
Allied adjusted assault: 18
Japanese adjusted defense: 57
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
2nd British Division
Defending units: MGEN Horii with 144th Infantry Regt will arrive tomorrow to take over command of this battle.
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34647 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 928, minus 52 since yesterday
Defending force 21544 troops, 271 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 642, minus 58 since yesterday
Japanese adjusted assault: 525 – not all 9 of the combat teams are attacking, usually about 6 of the 9.
Allied adjusted defense: 136 – down to only 21% of the raw AV from 29% yesterday, so the grind will continue.
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1587 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Allied ground losses:
421 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 21, 43
Repairs completed on CL Noshiro at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
F-5A Lightning sighted over 12th Army
F-5A Lightning sighted over Allahabad
SS Cabrilla is reported HIT
SS S-35 is reported HIT
2LT Hidaka W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kado P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
2LT Mitsumoto R. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
MAJ Jobo, R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 15
2LT Miyajima D. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Hidaka W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
Ishigaki expands airfield to size 3
Saishu To expands airfield to size 3
Gorakhpur expands fortifications to size 1
Gasmata expands fortifications to size 3
Aircraft Ki-84r Frank advances R&D – to 4/45 +20/day
SS Shark is reported to have been sunk near Cape Gloucester on Jan 29, 1943





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Sub attack near Madras at 36,40
SS I-174, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Rotherham
SS I-174 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isaac Sweers
I-174 diving deep ....
DD Rotherham attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Ouv'ea at 115,157 – near Noumea
SS I-31
Allied Ships
DD Taylor
DD Waller
SS I-31 is located by DD Taylor
I-31 diving deep ....
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground – found a new way to destroy P47s
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 30
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 25
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 25
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Overcast
G4M1 Betty x 18
G4M1 Betty: 17 damaged – RN CA flak is brutal, only 1 hit from 18.
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
17 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Allied Ships
DE Encounter
CA Hawkins
CA Sussex
DD Redoubt
CL Kenya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
G3M3 Nell x 9
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
8 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet – the Nells were definitely set to Torps so it must have been the long range.
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Allied Ships
DD Redoubt
CA Hawkins
CA Sussex
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 38
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 11 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 24
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft – the Allies threw the kitchen sink at this one!
Sea Hurricane Ib x 4
Blenheim VD x 2
Hurricane IIc Trop x 41
Wellington Ic x 7
Wellington GR.VIII x 5
Wellington B.X x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2
PV-1 Ventura x 7
Mitchell II x 3
Kittyhawk III x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Blenheim VD: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 2 damaged
Wellington GR.VIII: 2 damaged
Wellington GR.VIII: 1 destroyed by flak
Wellington B.X: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged
Mitchell II: 2 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
557 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 11
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
Beaufort I: 4 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14
Beaufighter VIc: 13 damaged
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 49
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 37 damaged – hopefully some of these are write offs
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed by flak
P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 16 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed by flak
20 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
G4M1 Betty x 16
G4M1 Betty: 14 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
15 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Allied Ships
CA Hawkins
CA Sussex, Torpedo hits 1
DD Redoubt
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocanada at 41,37
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
G3M3 Nell x 13
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
13 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Allied Ships
CL Kenya, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage – plenty of RN Cruisers showing heavy damage but they don’t seem to sink…
DE Encounter
CA Hawkins
CA Sussex
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Ground combat at 51,25 (near Allahabad)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 682 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 210
Defending force 2362 troops, 46 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
Allied adjusted defense: 24
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment – just arrived so didn’t attack, but will tomorrow.
Defending units:
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd British Division
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Ground combat at 53,35 (near Asansol)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 149080 troops, 1710 guns, 1645 vehicles, Assault Value = 5251
Defending force 23519 troops, 366 guns, 795 vehicles, Assault Value = 979
Japanese ground losses:
492 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units: excluding Arty, AA and AT units.
10x Infantry Divisions
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Division
1st Army
15th Army
Korea Army
13th Army
Defending units:
255th Armoured Brigade
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
77th Chindit Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
9th Australian Division
2/11th Field Regiment
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
369th Coast AA Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34056 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 867
Defending force 21028 troops, 270 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 598
Japanese adjusted assault: 401
Allied adjusted defense: 79
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1428 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Allied ground losses:
385 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 22, 43
Previous report of sinking of CL Kenya incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 41, 37
WO Sonokawa F. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Sonokawa F. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Chiba T. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Hayashi E. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Goto F. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Hiramoto V. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Hiramoto V. of 26th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Hayashi E. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Hayashi E. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Kimiyama D. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Kabase T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Takenaka M. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 9
WO Ariyoshi S. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Chiba T. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Buna
SS S-35 is reported HIT
SS S-35 is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 143rd Infantry Regiment to Benares
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 112th Infantry Regiment to Benares
Tsiaotso expands fortifications to size 2
Pilot Kotani V. is reported as having been found – a 70+ experience IJN fighter pilot who was MIA in SEAF


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23 Jul 43 reports - 2/24/2021 10:58:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 43
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Submarine attack near Truk at 112,107
SC Ch 42, Shell hits 1
SC Ch 41
Allied Ships
SS Pompon, hits 9, heavy damage – sunk by a SC in deep water. Let’s hope that hasn’t used up all the lucky die rolls for this turn.
SS Pompon is located by SC Ch 42
Pompon diving deep ....
SC Ch 42 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Pompon forced to surface!
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 24
Ki-84a Frank x 9 – Frank does well on debut
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 1
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Hurricane IIc Trop x 27
Wellington Ic x 5
Wellington GR.VIII x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 1
PV-1 Ventura x 5
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8
Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 6 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wellington GR.VIII: 1 destroyed
Wellington GR.VIII: 1 destroyed by flak
PV-1 Ventura: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on 13th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Wellington B.X x 6
Kittyhawk III x 4
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed by flak
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Wellington B.X: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
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ASW attack near Makassar at 65,107
SC Ch 39
SS Pompano is sighted by escort
Pompano diving deep ....
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Ground combat at 51,25 (near Allahabad)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5022 troops, 42 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
Defending force 2105 troops, 46 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
Japanese adjusted assault: 133
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled) – 15th Tank Regt needs to bash some track
Allied ground losses:
638 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (13 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
2nd British Division
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33375 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 792
Defending force 20579 troops, 268 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 559
Japanese adjusted assault: 354
Allied adjusted defense: 55
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
673 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Allied ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 23, 43
Previous report of sinking of SS Pompon incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 112, 107
SS Haddock is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Korea Army
SS Haddock is reported HIT
WO Chikami R. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Hidaka N. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Sonokawa S. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Kawahara T. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Kawahara T. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Harada A. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Itaya N. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Kobayashi I. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
WO Sumi, T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Sumi, T. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Ohashi R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 – 1st Sentai pilots get some Franking Credits
WO Iwashita S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Iwashita S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Kimiyama F. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Hashiguchi P. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Taniguchi R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Taniguchi R. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Iwashita S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Taniguchi R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9
2LT Kawahara T. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
1LT Hashiguchi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 16
2LT Ayanori I. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Inoue D. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Ochi M. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Ochi M. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
17 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 143rd Infantry Regiment to Benares
18 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 112th Infantry Regiment to Benares
Asahikawa expands airfield to size 4
Tinian expands port to size 2
Ailinglaplap expands airfield to size 3
Amchitka Island expands fortifications to size 5
Batangas expands airfield to size 3
Saidor expands fortifications to size 1
Device Mitsubishi Ha-43 advances R&D
Ace pilot Chojiro L. of 59th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
SS RO-38 arrives at Port Arthur
SS Pompon is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Jul 23, 1943





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RE: 23 Jul 43 reports - 2/24/2021 11:12:29 AM   
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Posts: 2716
Joined: 3/1/2010
From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		1st Sentai pilots are very impressed with their shiny new Ki-84a.
2 planes were ops losses with 3 more damaged and under repair.
The 4 under maintenance are still repairing from the initial issue and should be ready to fly tomorrow.
More good news, no 1st Sentai pilots were KIA or WIA, although a few of them are showing signs of fatigue.

About 4 Franks are being built per day with factories repairing on the way to 6/day, so it will take 7-10 days before 11th Sentai can upgrade to them too.
I'm thinking about throwing some more supply at Frank-A to get production up to 8/day by the end of August.




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Post #: 1811
24 Jul 43 reports - 2/25/2021 10:07:16 AM   
jdsrae


Posts: 2716
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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 24, 43
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ASW attack near Salajar at 66,107
SC Ch 34
SC Ch 39
SS Tinosa is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 33
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 24
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 23
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Submarine attack near Madras at 37,40
SS I-176, hits 20, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DE Encounter
CL Kenya, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Redoubt
CA Hawkins
CA Sussex
SS I-176 launches 4 torpedoes at DE Encounter
DD Redoubt attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-176 eludes DD Redoubt by hugging bottom
DD Redoubt is out of ASW ammo
SS I-176 forced to surface!
DD Redoubt firing on surfaced sub ....
CA Hawkins firing on surfaced sub ....
CA Sussex firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Morning Air attack on Auki , at 115,136
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
N1K1-J George x 39 – just sweeping around the edges
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-123 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
N1K2-J George x 31
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-212 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
VMF-213 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
N1K2-J George x 31
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-123 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-212 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-214 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-223 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VMF-441 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Auki , at 115,136
N1K1-J George x 4
N1K2-J George x 34
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
VMF-123 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 26
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 19 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on Benares , at 51,27
Weather in hex: Overcast
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 33
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 46
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Afternoon Air attack on Benares , at 51,27
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25D1 Mitchell x 7
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 13
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ASW attack near Toboali at 51,93
PB Hinode Maru #20
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII bottoming out ....
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Ground combat at 53,35 (near Asansol)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 149505 troops, 1707 guns, 1645 vehicles, Assault Value = 5283
Defending force 23226 troops, 355 guns, 778 vehicles, Assault Value = 970
Japanese adjusted assault: 3406
Allied adjusted defense: 997
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4818 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 356 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 79 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
9969 casualties reported
Squads: 336 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 226 destroyed, 148 disabled
Engineers: 58 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 195 (94 destroyed, 101 disabled)
Vehicles lost 280 (146 destroyed, 134 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
13th Army
Korea Army
1st Army
Defending units:
45th Indian Brigade - destroyed during 10th Div attack
77th Chindit Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
9th Australian Division
369th Coast AA Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33115 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 768, minus 24 since yesterday
Defending force 20234 troops, 264 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 537, minus 22 since yesterday
Japanese adjusted assault: 398 – plus 44 since yesterday
Allied adjusted defense: 55 – same as yesterday
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
935 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 24, 43
Repairs completed on SS RO-62 at Kwajalein Island, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-177 at Victoria Point, ship returned to service
Previous report of sinking of CL Kenya incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 37, 40
a Adroit 173' AM class AM is reported HIT
SS Haddock is reported HIT
SS Haddock is reported HIT
PO1 Kanno D. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Kubota B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Kanzaki V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Kawato P. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Fukada S. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Morioka L. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Kojima B. of 253 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
Sabang expands fortifications to size 4
Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D – to 10/43 +12/day. That’s 8.3 days to advance 1 month, so in 25 days A6M8 will start production. That will be about 18 Aug.
Ace pilot Daigo U. of 77th Sentai Det B is promoted to 2LT
Loss of SS I-176 on Jul 24, 1943 is admitted
Loss of TK Namba Maru on May 03, 1943 is admitted





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25 Jul 43 reports - 2/26/2021 11:15:39 AM   
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Posts: 2716
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 25, 43
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ASW attack near Perth at 40,147
SS I-170, hits 5
Allied Ships – big convoy either coming or going from Perth to Cape Town.
DD Stuart
CL Achilles
DD Stronghold
xAP Montoro
xAP Mildura
xAP Koolinda
xAP Klipfontein
xAP Clan Macnaughton
xAP Nurmahal
xAP Howra
DD Nizam
DD Jupiter
SS I-170 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Stuart
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
G4M1 Betty x 18
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
17 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet – night torpedo strikes hit nothing
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Allied aircraft
P-70 Havoc x 6
15th FG/6th NFS with P-70 Havoc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Some CAP have air radar
Allied Ships
DD Russell
DD Conyngham
CL Honolulu
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Night Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
G3M3 Nell x 14
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft
P-70 Havoc x 6
Allied Ships
DD Taylor
DD Waller
DD Saufley
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 6
6 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12
12 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 10
Liberator II: 3 damaged
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 9
Liberator GR.III: 4 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 24
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 13
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 4
4 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 23
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 12
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 104,70
PB Eiko Maru
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Eiko Maru
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 26
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 7 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 54,26 (Gorakhpur)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6 – 47th IFC flew back in for an ambush
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 54,26 (Gorakhpur)
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25D1 Mitchell x 7
P-40N1 Warhawk x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed
P-40N1 Warhawk: 4 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Ground combat at Gorakhpur (54,26)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13937 troops, 119 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 564
Defending force 2708 troops, 23 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese adjusted assault: 316
Allied adjusted defense: 19
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1159 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 53 disabled
Guns lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Rgt /2
56th Division
2nd Raiding Regiment
143rd Infantry Rgt /2
5th JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
84th Indian Brigade
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 32970 troops, 355 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 746, minus 22 since yesterday
Defending force 19776 troops, 256 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 522, minus 15 since yesterday
Japanese adjusted assault: 220
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
562 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 25, 43
SS I-121 lays minefield at Palm Island ( 92 , 143) and sets course for Manus
SS Cabrilla is reported HIT
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Port Moresby
Spitfire PR.IV sighted over Korea Army
WO Agawa E. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 7
WO Miyajima P. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 3
WO Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Agawa P. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Goto H. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Saito I. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ryuzaki M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Chojiro C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ryuzaki U. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ryuzaki U. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Ryuzaki U. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Kimiyama D. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Hasegawa R. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Gyuba H. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Genwa L. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Genwa L. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Ariyoshi H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
WO Ariyoshi S. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Hashiguchi R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Mitsumasa H. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Goto H. of 26th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Goto H. of 26th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Shibayama I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Shibayama I. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Ginowa F. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Shibayama I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Chojiro M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Miyajima R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
MAJ Jobo, R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 16
2LT Shibayama I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
1LT Shiromoto, N. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 23 – top ace extends his lead
MAJ Jobo, R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 17
F-5A Lightning sighted over Allahabad
SS Saury is reported HIT
a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 112th Infantry Regiment to Gorakhpur
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 143rd Infantry Regiment to Gorakhpur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 2nd Army from Chittagong
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 2nd Army from Chittagong
Lunga expands airfield to size 8
Ranchi expands airfield to size 3
Gorakhpur expands fortifications to size 2
Chiyoda-1 converting to A6M5c Zero
xAK Rokkosan Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – converted to Std-A TK





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RE: 25 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 1:40:53 AM   
jdsrae


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From: Gandangara Country
Status: offline 		Based on increasing Allied ship movements being spotted between Noumea and Gaudalcanal recently, a KB operation has been ordered.

TF3 (T/VADM Yamaguchi) is in the green bordered hex.
The usual 9x DD Shiratsuyu escort are upgrading in Japan so the DD escorts now are 1x Akitsuki and 6x Kagero.
KB will move to the red circle with strikes set to range 7 for tomorrow, then the plan is to move to the yellow circle with strikes still set to range 7 for the day after.

That range will maximise Jill/Judy strike packages with A6M5c escorts, and should avoid running into the main force of 108 fighter CAP spotted at Lunga, although some are set to ranged or area CAP.
The main target is the CL/DD/xAP task force that arrived at Lunga today, so the hope is that it takes a day to load or unload then head back towards Noumea the day after.

It would be ideal if KB can hide under a thunderstorm in the red circle then pop up the day after as a surprise.





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26 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 1:48:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Unfortunately the first combat report for the night phase shows what looks like the main target CL/DD/xAP task force already moving south, so it must have done a quick "dump and run".
Another task force is spotted within KB strike range though, raising hopes for a morning strike.




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RE: 26 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 2:14:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		No joy on maintaining surprise, with KB showing 9/9 detection.
Disappointing that no strike was launched against the DD spotted here, actually a DMS based on Judy search aircraft reports including a bomb hit.
Also from the sub contact, the CL/DD/xAP task force is already 6 hexes south of Lunga and heading south. It will probably go to Ndeni tomorrow to get under a CAP umbrella.
KB can either move forward and risk contact with other unidentified Allied ships, or aircraft from Lunga/Ndeni/New Caledonia flying naval strikes, or play it safe and withdraw north towards Rabaul.





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RE: 26 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 2:16:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 26, 43
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Sub attack near Tawau at 69,91
PB Shonan Maru #1
SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonan Maru #1
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14
Allied aircraft – the RAF seems to be focussing on Dacca while the USAAF targets Rangpur. As a result, the Nicks at Dacca aren’t taking as many losses as their brothers trying to defend Rangpur. When NF units need a rest or to replace aircraft, they rotate through Tezpur as it is not being visited by the Allies.
Liberator GR.III x 8
Liberator GR.III: 5 damaged
8 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 6
Liberator II: 3 damaged
6 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
SS I-28, hits 5
Allied Ships
xAK Age, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Honolulu
CL Adelaide
DD Mustin
xAP Illisos
xAP Echunga
xAP Nairana
xAP Maori
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Russell
SS I-28 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Age
I-28 diving deep ....
DD Russell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Case attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 26
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 51,25 , near Allahabad – need to clear the allies that are cutting the railway line from Rangpur to Allahabad before getting some JAAF AF Bns and Tojos up here. Or IGHQ might just withdraw the current land forces so and just leave this as a short term raid, rather than try and turn it into a defensive position in the clear terrain.
Weather in hex: Light rain
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26 – the Allied heavy bombers are trashing the airfields at the3x Japanese bases around Allahabad, but that’s fine as that means they aren’t dropping bombs on the Korea Army stack near Asansol.
B-24D1 Liberator x 29
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21
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Morning Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Gorakhpur , at 54,26
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground – a couple of Tojos are repairing but can’t rail south due to the allies blocking the railway near Patna. The railway won’t be blocked for long with 1st Tank Div and a few other IJA units moving to clear them, then capture Patna.
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 51,24 , near Cawnpore
Weather in hex: Severe storms – Tanks were saved by the storms today
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 20 – this was a mistake… I had planned to set some George LRCAP but thunderstorms were forecast so I stood down the Georges, but forgot to keep the subchasers at Shortlands. If I had of just gone with Plan A these Helldivers would have been in trouble… oh well, opportunity lost. These Helldivers flew from Lunga and are just a fraction of the total of about 130 Allied bombers spotted there.
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 19, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 17, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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Ground combat at 54,36 (near Jessore) – the Allied stack was spotted withdrawing so the 12th Army stack were ordered to advance one hex. With only two Allied units spotted this deliberate attack was ordered.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27806 troops, 334 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005
Defending force 5942 troops, 139 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 106
Japanese adjusted assault: 717
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
254 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1697 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 70 (28 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (12 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Assaulting units:
5th Division
6th Division
19th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
54th Field AA Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Army
26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
1st Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
18th British Division – hasn’t yet been destroyed yet but has suffered previous retreats. 18th Brit Div is now at about Bn strength.
6th Medium Regiment
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 32996 troops, 354 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 753, +7 since yesterday, so a net increase which is great news as the “resting” combat teams are recovering well.
Defending force 19464 troops, 249 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 505, minus 17 since yesterday.
Japanese adjusted assault: 152, minus 68 since yesterday. From now on the 3x combat teams with the highest raw AV will be used in each attack.
Allied adjusted defense: 22, minus 12 since yesterday.
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 – same ratio as yesterday.
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses: only 3 of the 9 combat teams are attacking each day, so IJA casualties are lower than when all units attack but Allied casualties are also reduced. At least this tactic is letting 2/3rds of the IJA “rest” in between attacks, even though they remain in combat mode to keep digging field forts. IJA disruption and fatigue are still at very low levels so the attackers can keep this up until the Allies surrender or are destroyed. The only (-) missing for the Allies is a morale (-), but that can’t be far off.
355 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 26, 43
Repairs completed on DD Kikuzuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS RO-108 at Rabaul, ship returned to service
G3M3 Nell from 702 Ku-1 has spotted CL Adelaide at 114,139 CL Adelaide is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 has spotted DM Tracy at 108,142 DM Tracy is reported HIT – KB search dets make contact
F-5A Lightning sighted over Korea Army
F-5A Lightning sighted over 28th Fld AA Gun Co
F-5A Lightning sighted over Gorakhpur
AMc Fukkai Maru shadowed by Catalina I at 101,133 near Milne Bay – one of my favourite AMc has been on patrol at Milne Bay for months, with almost daily contact reports like this.
Repairs completed on DD Nagatsuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Ushio at Rangoon, ship returned to service – one of the lightly damaged survivors from the recent slaughter at Chittagong.
Bakersfield expands airfield to size 8
Aircraft Ki-84r Frank advances R&D
Ace pilot Saito, S. of Kaga-1 is promoted to CPO
Ace pilot Kado B. of 31st Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Pilot Oda N. is reported as having been found
DD Suzunami arrives at Kobe
Loss of SC Ch 17 on Jul 26, 1943 is admitted
Loss of SC Ch 19 on Jul 26, 1943 is admitted
4th Air Army arrives at Tokyo – will move to Madang to provide some depth to PNG air defences
79th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – will move with HQ 4th Air Army to Madang, which is already being built up by the 70th JAAF AF Bn.


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ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,145
SS I-31, hits 12
Allied Ships
DD Taylor
DD Waller
SS I-31 is located by DD Taylor
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 10
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 25000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb – started to target the Heavy Industry to try and get a few strategic bombing points. I doubt the IJA can capture Calcutta in this war as there are 33 units and 94k troops there. There wouldn’t be enough fuel to power all the Heavy Industry for long even if it was captured, so the IJAAF are given the green light to try and trash some of it.
CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 26500.
Some CAP have air radar
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8
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Sub attack near Shortlands at 110,131
SC Ch 13
Captain of SS Blackfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Blackfish bottoming out ....
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 16 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 6 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 35
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
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Morning Air attack on Gorakhpur , at 54,26
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 33
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Sub attack near Koumac at 115,154
SS I-180
Allied Ships
DMS Southard
SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes
DMS Southard attacking submerged sub ....
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33327 troops, 354 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 788, +35 since yesterday, +400 troops
Defending force 19246 troops, 242 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 506, +1 since yesterday, -200 troops.
Japanese adjusted assault: 149, minus 3 since yesterday
Allied adjusted defense: 16, minus 6 since yesterday
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
515 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 27, 43
Repairs completed on CL Tama at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Okikaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Tachikaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Numakaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Tonan Maru #3 at Singapore, ship returned to service
a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS is reported HIT
a Triton class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 12th Army
G4M1 Betty from 753 Ku K-1 has spotted xAK Tricolor at 114,141 xAK Tricolor is reported HIT
G4M1 Betty from 753 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
Search G3M3 Nell destroyed by CAP at (114,138) – that’s Lunga
SS KXVII is reported HIT
SS S-35 is reported HIT
Repairs completed on CA Chikuma at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Zuikaku at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hokaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Kushiro expands airfield to size 6
Kona expands airfield to size 6
Previous report of sinking of SS O21 incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
E Tsushima arrives at Tokyo – will join a 3 ship Etorofu Div for service with the Escort Fleet (supply and troop transport escorts).
xAK Kenan Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – another Std-A TK conversion

CV Zuikaku returns, better than new with the 4/43 upgrade done.
DB and TB rejoin without major incident, although one had a hard landing and requires minor repairs.
Her fighters are at Torokina.






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Submarine attack near Kirakira at 114,143
SS I-27
Allied Ships
xAK Mormacwave, Torpedo hits 1, on fire – a big 16 point merchant with no sign of an escort.
xAK Mormacwave is sighted by SS I-27
SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mormacwave
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Submarine attack near Kirakira at 114,143
SS I-27
Allied Ships
xAK Mormacwave, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Mormacwave is sighted by SS I-27
SS I-27 attacking on the surface
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Night Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Overcast
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged – might need to avoid Calcutta and these NFs for a few days.
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8
CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Some CAP have air radar
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Night Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
J1N1-S Irving x 2 – first combat action for the Endo det, at least that I can remember. This det has 2x Irvings and 3x 81+ experience veteran pilots, including Ensign Endo. One of the Irvings was a write off ops loss after this battle, so half of the Japanese NF capability was just lost.
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Endo Det with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
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Night Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 4
4 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34 – no Heavy Industry hits yet…
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,92
TK Nikkoku Maru
PB Fuji Maru
SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Nikkoku Maru
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Submarine attack near Torres Islands at 114,147
SS I-181
Allied Ships
xAK Tricolor, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Tricolor is sighted by SS I-181
SS I-181 launches 2 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 110,133
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
N1K1-J George x 9
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed – 1xKIA, 3xWIA
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) – this unit upgrades to J1N1 NF so they will rotate back to Rabaul and provide local CAP until enough Irvings are available.
Allied aircraft – was hoping that only Helldivers would arrive, but a big Corsair escort comes with them today.
F4U-1 Corsair x 51
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 20
Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 13, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk – that’s enough Subchasers lost for now, they will not move further south than Shortlands for the foreseeable future.
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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 54,34 , near Asansol – this is the Jungle hex next to Asansol, so hard to hit troops in that terrain.
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
Hurricane FR.IIb x 22
Kittyhawk III x 12
Hurricane FR.IIb: 2 damaged
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 30
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft – lots of different aircraft types here. The repair parts store must be enormous to keep all these different makes and models flying.
Sea Hurricane Ib x 12
Martlet IV x 16
Blenheim VD x 14
Hurricane IIc Trop x 50
Liberator II x 11
Liberator GR.III x 9
Wellington Ic x 4
Wellington B.X x 4
PV-1 Ventura x 5
Mitchell II x 3
P-40N1 Warhawk x 10
P-40N5 Warhawk x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 5 destroyed
Liberator II: 4 damaged
Liberator GR.III: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
P-40N1 Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 54,34 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12
Hurricane IId Trop x 12
Beaufighter VIc: 10 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 10 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 1 destroyed by flak
11 x Hurricane IId Trop bombing from 100 feet *
12 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 53,35 , near Asansol
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 23
Beaufort I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
3 x Beaufort I bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 40
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 51,26 (Allahabad)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 4th Raiding Regiment, at 51,27 (Benares)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Gorakhpur , at 54,26
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 17
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
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Ground combat at 54,34 (near Asansol)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1034 troops, 100 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 3973
Defending force 720 troops, 55 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
15th Army ++
1st Army ++
Defending units: this was a pleasant surprise, as the IJA were about to leave a garrison here as attacking 30-40k allies in Jungle terrain would have taken time and inflicted heavy casualties. The IJA will now capture this hex with all hexsides, then leave a few Divs here to fortify and secure a withdrawal route to allow a large attack to try and capture Asansol.
98th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
48th Light AA Regiment
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Ground combat at 53,25 (near Gorakhpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8797 troops, 79 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 334
Defending force 1847 troops, 20 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Japanese adjusted assault: 144
Allied adjusted defense: 18
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled – no combat squads is an interesting detail
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Assaulting units:
56th/A Division
56th/B Division
Defending units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
84th Indian Brigade
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33548 troops, 354 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 812, +24 since yesterday +200 troops
Defending force 19112 troops, 237 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 503, -3 since yesterday -100 troops
Japanese adjusted assault: 120, -29 since yesterday
Allied adjusted defense: 22, +6 since yesterday
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
276 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled – this is the first time I can recall that Allied squad disablements were higher than IJA squad disablements.
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 28, 43
J1N1-S Irving from Endo Det is written off
Repairs completed on DD Akatsuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Namikaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
F-5A Lightning sighted over Korea Army
F-5A Lightning sighted over Benares
PO2 Hirusawa M. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Sugiyama J. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Hirusawa M. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Hirusawa M. of 251 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! – later reported KIA with 79 experience, falling just short of qualifying for CV service.
PO2 Kawasaki R. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
2LT Miyajima D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 11
1LT Ryuzaki R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 15
2LT Mitsumoto G. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Hashiguchi R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Miyajima D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 12
1LT Ryuzaki R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 16
WO Chuzaburo B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Genwa S. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Suzuki O. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Suzuki O. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Hyakutake I. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Oba J. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Hyakutake I. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Kimura K. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mitsumoto G. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Kabase T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Kabase T. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Hoshikura S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
1LT Ryuzaki R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 17
F-5A Lightning sighted over Allahabad
2LT Emura A. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Juni P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
a KVIII Class class SS is reported HIT
SS Saury is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Gorakhpur
Repairs completed on SS RO-101 at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-182 at Rabaul, ship returned to service
Tokyo expands fortifications to size 5
Onnekotan-jima expands airfield to size 1
Hansa Bay expands fortifications to size 3
Ace pilot Ishizuka, T. of 59th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Loss of SC Ch 13 on Jul 28, 1943 is admitted
xAK Mormacwave is reported to have been sunk near Kirakira on Jul 28, 1943


Image of the kitchen sink raid, the biggest one yet.
The score is 13 : 6 on this report, but we will see what the total score is for the day later once the ops losses are included.
This wasn’t a surprise as about 200 allied fighters were spotted at Calcutta yesterday.




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RE: 28 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 3:18:38 AM   
jdsrae


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Status: offline 		The total for the day was a 52 : 32 win for Japan.

The quicker I can replace Tojos with Franks the better.
The George-1s were on LRCAP but didn’t do very well against escorting Corsairs.
That George-1 unit will upgrade to be the first full J1N1-S Irving NF Hikotai, with Irving NFs to start production factory repairs on 1 Aug.
It will take at least a month to upgrade that George-1 unit to NFs.




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RE: 28 Jul 43 reports - 2/27/2021 3:47:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is the current plan for the India Expeditionary Army.

An advance on Asansol was risky until the Allies withdrew from the Jungle hex at the centre of this image.
The HQ Korea Army stack will now able to advance into Asansol with a secure right flank, with HQs 1st and 15th Armies able to open up additional hexsides into Asansol to reduce the risk of Korea Army being caught there.

1st Tank Div has been attached to 23rd Army to help capture Patna and clear the railway lines through the clear terrain.

Assuming that Asansol is captured, whether the IJA continue to advance towards the Ranchi-Jamshedpur sector is still uncertain.
Both of those bases now have 20k defenders each and are in Rough or Jungle terrain, so will get decent defensive bonuses.
The further the Korea Army stack advances, the more has to be left behind to keep open the line of communication.
There are still 200k Allied troops in the bases around Calcutta that could concentrate enough force against the 11/12/13 Army defensive line.




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RE: 28 Jul 43 reports - 2/28/2021 3:00:58 AM   
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Image of the kitchen sink raid, the biggest one yet.


Looks like he included his entire repertoire.

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29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 10:58:51 AM   
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 1
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 2
CAP engaged:
Endo Det with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
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Night Air attack on Howrah , at 52,36
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 5
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
4 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 20000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 6
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Some CAP have air radar
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7
7 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 25000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
Runway hits 1
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
8 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Manus at 102,118
E Etoforu
AK Sasako Maru
E Fukue
Captain of SS Pickerel elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 14
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 14
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Ground combat at 54,34 (near Asansol) – the Jungle hex next to Asansol is clear, securing the right flank of the Korea Army stack.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41367 troops, 500 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 1367
Defending force 712 troops, 55 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Japanese adjusted assault: 1266
Allied adjusted defense: 11
Japanese assault odds: 115 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 60 (58 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (47 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
9th Division
1st Division
8th Division
4th RF Gun Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
98th Field Artillery Battalion - destroyed
226th Field Artillery Battalion - destroyed
48th Light AA Regiment - retreated
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33819 troops, 354 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 839
Defending force 18707 troops, 232 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 481
Japanese adjusted assault: 220
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
935 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army
Defending units:
20th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 29, 43
Task Force 27 lays defensive minefield at Banjoewangi ( 57 , 107) and sets course for Soerabaja
Repairs completed on CL Natori at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Kiso at Singapore, ship returned to service
SS S-35 is reported HIT
SS S-35 is reported HIT
TF 197 sighted by Catalina I at 53,47 near Ramree Island
F-5A Lightning sighted over Torokina
F-5A Lightning sighted over Munda
a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
a Perch class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Torokina
Repairs completed on CL Kinu at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Satsuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Tientsin expands airfield to size 5
Ranchi expands airfield to size 4
Finschhafen expands fortifications to size 1





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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 11:40:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		I havent been following this AAR from start but may i ask how are you on the offensive in 8/43 ? Did you completely take over China or did allied player screw up massively ?

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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 5:19:05 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Evoken

I havent been following this AAR from start but may i ask how are you on the offensive in 8/43 ? Did you completely take over China or did allied player screw up massively ?


Good question, though I know the naval losses are very lopsided.....IIRC, the Allies lost all their beginning CVs, so he's still got CV superiority....IJN rules the waves! But more importantly I think:

--He wiped out China
--They have no HR about crossing national borders with restricted units, so all those Kwangtung Army formations are now in India

I think that last point is a big one, and probably why there's usually a HR about that

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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 5:36:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Q-Ball


quote:

ORIGINAL: Evoken

I havent been following this AAR from start but may i ask how are you on the offensive in 8/43 ? Did you completely take over China or did allied player screw up massively ?


Good question, though I know the naval losses are very lopsided.....IIRC, the Allies lost all their beginning CVs, so he's still got CV superiority....IJN rules the waves! But more importantly I think:

--He wiped out China
--They have no HR about crossing national borders with restricted units, so all those Kwangtung Army formations are now in India

I think that last point is a big one, and probably why there's usually a HR about that

Ah, that makes sense. In this case allies should have flooded India with troops by now as its quite obvious where all those free troops will go , should be exciting

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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 6:15:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Allies have reinforced India with lots of US Divisions so this is very close to the high water mark for Japan in this war.
I might be able to capture Asansol but even that is risky with Allied divs having a firepower advantage now.

Japan will need to go on the defensive soon in India, then start an orderly withdrawal once the Allies start to push.
That’s the plan anyway!
One bad loss on land for Japan and it could deteriorate very quickly, then it will become a race for the rough terrain on the Burma border.

The Allies still have Lexington and Saratoga plus should have a few Essex class CVs and lots of CVL/CVE by now.
I’m expecting them to try something in the Pacific soon too, so the initiative will soon pass to the Allies.

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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 9:30:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree, you don't want to be caught out in the open in that part of India if he has the US Army there. The firepower advantage grows daily. Does he have many US Tank units? He should have Shermans by now, which might as well be King Tigers to the IJA.

I would be looking for an exit from India soon...

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RE: 29 Jul 43 reports - 3/3/2021 10:03:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		For all I know, the 2x US Tank Divs that start on the West Coast and have withdrawal dates could be in India by now!
There are LOTS of allied vehicles spotted in the stacks around Calcutta, so I am wary of Allied tanks.
A recon bombardment of Asansol was just ordered so we will see what is there tomorrow.
Actually I will see it tonight, but I’m about 4-5 days behind on the AAR so I’ll try to catchup again this weekend.

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30 Jul 43 reports - 3/5/2021 11:07:17 AM   
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 33
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 damaged
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Night Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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Night Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
J1N1-S Irving x 1
N1K2-J George x 5 – emergency night duty until more J1N1s start rolling off the production line at 1/day.
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 Det with N1K2-J George (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 16000.
Endo Det with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
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Night Air attack on Asansol , at 53,34 – still trying to hit Heavy Industry with no luck, just wasting supply…
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 4
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
4 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,92
TK Kaijo Maru
PB Fumi Maru
PB Shonon Maru #15
SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kaijo Maru
PB Shonon Maru #15 attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 27
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,35 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 6 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Gorakhpur , at 54,26
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
Runway hits 4
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Ground combat at 60,35 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 33258 troops, 354 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 785
Defending force 18480 troops, 223 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 471
Japanese adjusted assault: 138 – the attack force each day is still made up of 3x thirds of Divisions, each with about 100 raw AV, for about 300 raw AV in each attack. The rest of the combat teams bombard each day. So the adjusted AV from the attacking units is about 40% of max.
Allied adjusted defense: 16 – while the Allied adjusted AV is down to 3.3% of max raw AV due to all the (-)s noted below.
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
912 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 85 disabled – most of these must be minor wounds or paper cuts, as the raw AV of the IJA stack isn’t dropping despite these sorts of results each day.
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported – meanwhile, more Allied casualties must be occurring from non-combat causes as the Allied raw AV and number of troops in the hex are both declining at a slow but fairly steady rate.
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
20th Army +3x Divisions each split into thirds
Defending units:
5th Chinese Corps
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 30, 43
Repairs completed on SS I-18 at Kwajalein Island, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-37 at Guam, ship returned to service
SS Tinosa is reported HIT
a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT
G3M3 Nell from 702 Ku-1 has spotted AMc Gale at 120,143 AMc Gale is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking a O16 Class class SS at 102,118 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Spitfire PR.IV sighted over Korea Army
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Buna
SS Porpoise determined to have been sunk on or about Dec, 15, 1942
Yamagata expands airfield to size 4
Amami Oshima expands airfield to size 3
Paramushiro-jima expands port to size 2
Loyang expands airfield to size 2
Padang expands fortifications to size 3
Aircraft D4Y4 Judy advances R&D
Ace pilot Hasuo, T. of Shokaku-1 is promoted to LCDR
Ace pilot Miyabe F. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Ace pilot Maeda M. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
261 Ku S-2 converting to N1K2-J George
DD Fujinami arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – new toys, but mostly small ones. The new DDs are very welcome.
DD Hayanami arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
E Mutsure arrives at Tokyo
SS I-40 arrives at Takamatsu
SC Ch 48 arrives at Niigata


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