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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:22:08 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Talaud-eilanden at 80,96

Japanese Ships
TK Shoun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Choun Maru #21
TK Azuchisan Maru
PB Hinode Maru #20
PB Hinode Maru #18

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish

another small tanker is lost, the convoy consists of way more escorts than tankers and Sunfish was attacked by air ASW like ten times already...


SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Shoun Maru
Sunfish diving deep ....
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Nisso Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Nisso Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 22

No Allied losses

our fighters have been moved out a couple of turns ago as I expected this sweep way earlier...


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet



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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryuzan Maru
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
AK Kinka Maru
xAK Genzan Maru

xAK Ryuzan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14362 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 430

Defending force 6063 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Japanese adjusted assault: 63

Allied adjusted defense: 79

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

we fail with our adjusted av but again the enemy takes twice the number of disabled squads, not much combat worthy troops left to defend the base...


Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5571 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 14043 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 398

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:23:19 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryusei Maru
xAK Nansin Maru
xAK Kenzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nansin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kenzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
xAK Ryusei Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
xAK Ryusei Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano is sighted by escort
Pompano diving deep ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,63

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano is located by DD Yayoi
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Makassar at 63,107

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
CL Katori
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish

SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hayate
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
AK Kinka Maru

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

xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14272 troops, 100 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 408

Defending force 5531 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Japanese adjusted assault: 153

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
786 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

3:1... next deliberate attack should do the trick...


Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4897 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 14041 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 384

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:26:42 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kokuei Maru
xAK Rasin Maru
xAK Syoto Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAKL Kokuei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Rasin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Shanghai at 95,54

Japanese Ships
AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Akagane Maru
AMC Kongo Maru
AK Yodogawa Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru
E Wakataka
E Aotaka
E Hatsutaka
E Tsubame

Allied Ships
SS Herring, hits 7

a really heavily escorted troop convoy was going to Shanghai to pick up a division there and Herring nevertheless scores with her attack... Kiyosumi Maru has 70 flt damage trying to make Shanghai, chanes are 50:50 I'd say to make the three hexes to port... at least one of the E scored some hits in return but Herring doesn't even show up as heavily damaged from 2 direct hits... later on the sub was reported being hit twice by Helens...


SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Kiyosumi Maru
Herring bottoming out ....
E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka attacking submerged sub ....
E Hatsutaka attacking submerged sub ....
E Tsubame fails to find sub and abandons search
E Wakataka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack




Attacking force 14075 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Defending force 4875 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 157

Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
5850 casualties reported
Squads: 282 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 286 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


30th March 43 and our troops take Cebu... Bombay and Karachi fell way earlier...

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary



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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:27:59 PM   
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posting this just to show you how intense the war is going on, haven't deleted anything from this combat report...


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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:30:46 PM   
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Hatakaze
AK Tosan Maru
AK Sagami Maru
xAP Huzi Maru
xAP Katori Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
xAK Rokko Maru
DD Yugao
DD Karukaya
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

troop convoy carrying three divisions, at least one of the DDs was attacked this time...


SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at DD Fuyo
DD Yugao attacking submerged sub ....
DD Karukaya fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fuyo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sanae attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Trincomalee at 33,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
MGB No. 383

even ****ty British MGB are way more potent in ASW than the whole IJN...


SS I-24 is sighted by escort
I-24 diving deep ....
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Trincomalee at 33,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
MGB No. 381
MGB No. 383

SS I-24 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy MGB
MGB No. 383 attacking submerged sub ....
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Addu at 18,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
KV Cyclamen
xAK Pundit
xAK Kutsang
xAK Jalarashmi
xAK Jalabala
xAK Gandara
xAK Egra
KV Freesia

not even talking about a low experienced KV... one is enough to depth charge a sub to death...


SS I-174 is sighted by escort
I-174 diving deep ....
KV Freesia attacking submerged sub ....
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Freesia attacking submerged sub ....
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Torishima at 110,66

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grouper

SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub vs Sub: SS Hake attacking SS I-174 at 18,49 - near Addu

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Hake

to top it off, I-174 is then sunk by a US sub...


SS Hake launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 9:20:20 PM   
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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62

Japanese Ships
TK Huzisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
E Ukishima
E Shirakami
E Uji
E Saga
TK Toa Maru
TK San Ramon Maru
TK Kaizyo Maru
E Saishu
E Takashima
E Ishizaki
E Hoko

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

first really severe loss to subs in the war as Guardfish sinks a 11600 capacity tanker... Huzisan Maru might have made it on the way back from Japan but being fully loaded with fuel the tanker had no chance... 10 E vessels escorting 10 tankers, no effect...


SS Guardfish launches 4 torpedoes at TK Huzisan Maru
E Saishu fails to find sub and abandons search
E Takashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Ishizaki fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 9:23:39 PM   
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Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,63




Japanese Ships
E W-25, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E W-22
AK Hakkai Maru
DD Yuzuki
DD Yayoi
E W-24

Allied Ships
SS Hoe

getting even better as Hoe sinks W-25, one out of 8 ASW ships in this TF... in return we have the reported dozen hits on subs each turn, most of which aren't happening due to FOW and many more not being worth it as the 250kg GP bomb does sh*t in this mod with halved bomb damage... I'm aware of the real life deficits of the IJN when it came down to convoys and ASW but I'm actually doing it totally different, without any effect on Allied subs it seems... have to admit that the losses so far have been very light but that was due to not many attacks and dud torps... two months ago it seems subs have become a major problem...


SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at E W-25
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5533 troops, 0 guns, 1023 vehicles, Assault Value = 584

Defending force 3306 troops, 24 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 407

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cochin !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3157 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Cochin fortress surrenders and the base force retreats South...

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
4th NW Frontier Base Force
Cochin Fortress



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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/23/2020 7:54:35 PM   
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Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12650 troops, 87 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 350

Defending force 2426 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Japanese adjusted assault: 234

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 117 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
2838 casualties reported
Squads: 133 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 187 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

4th April 1943 not 1942 when Iloilo falls, the last Allied base in the DEI... could have taken it way earlier but there was just no need to...


Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division







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Sub attack near Torishima at 110,69

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru
xAKL P-15
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grouper

SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sandakan at 70,87

Japanese Ships
E W-1
DD Shinonome
E W-3

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

unsuccesful ASW continues...

SS KXVI is sighted by escort
KXVI bottoming out ....
DD Shinonome fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/23/2020 8:00:28 PM   
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Night Naval bombardment of Cochin at 28,40




Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Nestor

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 22
Runway hits 69
Port hits 34
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 5


Royal Navy now bombards Cochin on India's West coast... the base is plastered but that doesn't matter as we don't plan to use the base anyways...


Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at Cochin
BB Royal Sovereign firing at Cochin
BB Revenge firing at Cochin
CA Frobisher firing at Cochin
CA Hawkins firing at Cochin
CA Exeter firing at Cochin
CA Devonshire firing at Cochin
CA Dorsetshire firing at Cochin
CA Shropshire firing at Cochin
CL Capetown firing at Cochin
CL Caradoc firing at Cochin
CL Mauritius firing at Cochin
CL Ceres firing at Cochin
CL Hobart firing at Cochin
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at Cochin
DD Tjerk Hiddes firing at Cochin
DD Nestor firing at Cochin


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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 74,86

Japanese Ships
E W-19
DD Kisaragi
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Drum

same as always...


SS Drum launches 4 torpedoes at E W-19
Drum diving deep ....
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Addu at 15,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-23, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Redoubt

SS I-23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Redoubt
I-23 diving deep ....
DD Redoubt attacking submerged sub ....
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Hudson IIIa x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 22
139WH-3 x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 6

No Allied losses

the enemy launches big airstrikes out of Ceylon but being in a jungle hex the enemy does no damage to our tank units...


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 9th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 15
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 15

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 9th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 18th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at 28,41 (near Cochin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5436 troops, 0 guns, 1021 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

Defending force 396 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 350

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 350 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

we pursued the fleeing base force which surrenders to our attack... Southwestern tip of India seems to be totally cleared of Allied units now, while Ceylon remains a big aircraft carrier with dozen of LCUs there and it looks like convoys have been bringing in more and more...

Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
4th NW Frontier Base Force


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Ground combat at Coimbatore (29,39)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 117 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Coimbatore !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1



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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/23/2020 8:02:25 PM   
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ASW attack near Puerto Princesa at 73,85

Japanese Ships
E W-19
DD Kisaragi
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Drum, hits 5, heavy damage

WOW! After dozens of unsuccesful attacks that didn't even damage enemy subs we finally sink one as DD Kisaragi manages to hit SS Drum with 4 direct hits...


SS Drum is located by E W-19
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kisaragi attacking submerged sub ....
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near North Male at 21,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
DD Redoubt

SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Redoubt
I-165 diving deep ....
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Woodlark Island at 104,132

Japanese Ships
APD Shiokaze
APD Nadakaze
APD Nokaze
APD Yakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-28

SS S-28 is sighted by escort
APD Nadakaze attacking submerged sub ....
APD Nokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Calicut (29,38)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 92 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Calicut !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /3




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/23/2020 8:03:19 PM   
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ASW attack near Kuroshima at 98,61

Japanese Ships
E W-9
DD Mikazuki
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

we follow with another day of failure...


SS Thresher is located by E W-9
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Laoag at 81,71

Japanese Ships
E Ukishima
E Shirakami
TK Mirii Maru
TK Omurosan Maru
E Saishu
E Takashima
E Ishizaki
E Hoko

Allied Ships
SS Lapon

SS Lapon launches 2 torpedoes at E Ukishima
Lapon diving deep ....
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Takashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishizaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko attacking submerged sub ....
E Saishu attacking submerged sub ....
E Takashima attacking submerged sub ....
E Ishizaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub and abandons search
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Takashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Ishizaki fails to find sub and abandons search
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sandakan at 70,87

Japanese Ships
E W-1
DD Shinonome
E W-3

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI is sighted by escort
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Mangalore (30,34)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mangalore !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /4




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/24/2020 2:20:09 AM   
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ORIGINAL: castor troy

we pursued the fleeing base force which surrenders to our attack... Southwestern tip of India seems to be totally cleared of Allied units now, while Ceylon remains a big aircraft carrier with dozen of LCUs there and it looks like convoys have been bringing in more and more...




Can you establish a naval blockade of Ceylon or are you moving the IJN elsewhere?
There are a lot of points in that allied surface combat TF!

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/26/2020 10:28:39 PM   
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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:01:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate that. But like I have mentioned before, I see the situation completely different. Ceylon is a fortress, the whole RN is there, something like 700+ aircraft of all different types and each base I could land has a strong garrison, even the inland bases have troops. Attacking Ceylon would be something of the worst I could do as it would mean inevitable losses, huge losses. Even if I would succeed, it would be crazy to lose all that stuff to seize Ceylon. Why? Because we have a situation pretty much every IJ fanboy is dreaming of. I might sound arrogant, perhaps way too arrogant, but I can't remember reading an AAR that came nearly to the situation we see in this game. I can remember the most famous PzB AAR where he missed the 4:1 and failed at Karachi to take India. Well, I can summarize the strategic situation in this PBEM again.

When 43 came around we achieved autovictory with way over 6.5:1 (how many games achieve this?). We took China. We took India. In India we have destroyed thousands and thousands of enemy assault value of Commonwealth troops. We seized some 1.5 mio tons of supply in India with all the industry producing there for us daily. In total we have 5+ mio supplies, 5+ mio fuel at the moment. 1 mio HI in the pool with 15,600 HI produced each day. We have seized all oilfields we could reach, all are fully producing. We have sunk all USN carriers early 42, only Wasp and Hornet were left at the end of 42. We have sunk more than two dozen CA/CL, four BB, dozens of DD, dozens of TK and I don't know how many freighters.

Most arrogantly speaking, we did this while we lost three fleet destroyers... There is no aspect where it isn't running perfectly for us and doing something crazy like attacking Ceylon would nothing else be like total victory desease. I could as well pick up six divs, take KB and the rest of the fleet and invade Hawaii. Why? No reason to do so. The enemy lost 26,700 points just for ground troops, scoring more points for grounds troops doesn't sound like a good reason to me to risk the whole war when going after Ceylon which would require most of my airforce, KB and pretty much the whole IJN. This would strip the rest of the map of pretty much all my assets and the enemy could even invade the Marianes with no chance for me to react. No, I won't attack Ceylon, the enemy might attack out of Ceylon and it will be costly for him but it would be ten times bloodier for us to attack that damn island.




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:11:26 PM   
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that's the combat report for 9th April... nothing...

what did happen was the loss of 5 aircraft on ASW/nav search... this is getting so retarded and it pisses me off in each game as the Japanese as I lose more aircraft on nav search than I have bomber ops losses in combat missions as the Allied. Pilots aren't fatigued, they are all trained, flying from minimum lvl 5 airfield, no airfields are overstacked, normal range. And I lose 2 or 3 of them on average each day. Idiotic.

Usual messages:

Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai crashes on landing
E13A1 Jake from Yokosuka Ku T-3/A crashes on landing

daily...




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:14:39 PM   
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Sub attack near Shimushiri-jima at 131,51

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shoyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-7
xAKL Tamaki Maru
PB Aoi Maru
PB Wa 12
PB Wa 11

Allied Ships
SS Runner

1 pt xAKL lost to a sub isn't a tragedy but today just proves again that Allied subs are becoming more and more a problem... and for each sub sunk by air ASW it feels like I lose 100 Helens to ops, quite a bad trade...


SS Runner launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Shoyu Maru
Runner diving deep ....
PB Aoi Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Wa 12 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Wa 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113

Japanese Ships
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Taikei Maru
xAK Shirashika Maru
PB Uchide Maru
PB Ryusei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

another freighter goes down, also an expandable one...


SS Searaven launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub



lol, when I was bitching about 5 aircraft lost on ASW/nav search yesterday, we lose no less than 8 today...




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:16:44 PM   
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Sub attack near Shimushiri-jima at 130,49

Japanese Ships
PB Bunzan Maru
AMC Kongo Maru
AK Yodogawa Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
AK Yamagiri Maru
xAK Meiu Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru
xAK Argun Maru
E Wakataka
E Aotaka
E Hatsutaka
E Tsubame

Allied Ships
SS Runner

at least this time an escort was targetted... that convoy has a dozen escorts, mostly E, not a single DC hit was scored, not even a near miss... and Runner was spotted earlier...


SS Runner launches 2 torpedoes at PB Bunzan Maru
Runner diving deep ....
E Wakataka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Aotaka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsubame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Tsubame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsubame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsubame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsubame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsubame attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:17:34 PM   
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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:17:42 PM   
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Sub attack near Truk at 112,105

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-92, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL P-15
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Mingo

that 100 ton freighter wasn't worth the torps but it's only a matter of time when a sub gets a shot at one of my really precious ships...


SS Mingo launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL P-92
Mingo diving deep ....
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub




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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:19:20 PM   
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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 126,109

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamafuku Maru
xAK Shirashika Maru
PB Uchide Maru
PB Ryusei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

crazy how short the combat reports are each day, only recon, nav search and some sub attacks happen...


SS Albacore is sighted by escort
Albacore diving deep ....
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Addu at 13,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
xAP Harmonides, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

we took some revenge on an unescorted tansport going to Ceylon...


xAP Harmonides is sighted by SS I-23
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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 4:22:02 PM   
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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
AO Nippon Maru
E Ishigaki
E Kunashiri
AO Toho Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
TK Tatekawa Maru
TK Gen'yo Maru
E Tomozuru
E Manazuru
E Chidori
E Matsuwa

Allied Ships
SS Finback

little heart attack here when Finback hits a 11600 ton AO with a dud torp... this high value convoy consists of 10 AO/TK and is escorted by 12 E...


SS Finback launches 4 torpedoes at AO Nippon Maru
Finback diving deep ....
E Tomozuru attacking submerged sub ....
E Manazuru fails to find sub and abandons search
E Chidori fails to find sub and abandons search
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Matsuwa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub



the earlier reported enemy stack of troops that was reported in Northern Australia is nearing Darwin, the first bunch of troops should arrive there within the next three or four days I guess... in total recon shows 28 enemy units, over 80,000 troops reported, lots of vehicles and guns... will be interesting...

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 5:06:27 PM   
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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 8:11:01 PM   
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I wonder how he is going to supply all of that? That long leg from Alice Springs makes it challenging to get supply to support offensive ops.




exactly my thought, the last thing I was expecting was an overland campaign against Darwin. My first bet would have been an invasion against Port Moresby with limited carrier support but not an attack on Darwin.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/27/2020 8:33:00 PM   
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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/28/2020 3:00:17 PM   
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TF 162 encounters mine field at Diamond Harbour (52,38)

Allied Ships
SS Truant, Mine hits 1, heavy damage


First time an enemy sub hit a mine and was actually shown as heavily damaged... doubt that the sub will sink though...


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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/28/2020 3:03:30 PM   
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ASW attack near Ulithi at 102,94

Japanese Ships
PB Keiko Maru
xAP Kobe Maru
xAP Kongo Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
PB Kosin Maru #3
PB Taiko Maru
PB Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

good work by the escorts as this could have gone uggly, the convoy is carrying an IJA division...


SS Pompano is sighted by escort
PB Kosin Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Myoken Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Myoken Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


enemy units finally reached Darwin where we have three Infantry divs, three Tank divs just arrived from India, artillery and support... I would be very surprised if the enemy Army was able to achieve anything here as the forts at Darwin reached level 6 just today the plan is to cut the enemy off and destroy them, this is why the Tank divisions are here...






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Amphibious Assault at Tawi Tawi (72,90)

TF 91 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 72,90

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

bringing a small part of a para unit with an APD to Tawi Tawi to take the empty base which is the last enemy base in the DEI just in case a damaged sub decides to disband in the lvl 1 port...



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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-22

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

ASW group reacts and attacks, at least some DC were dropped today... W-22 drops the full load of Type 2 DC and fails to score even a single near miss...


SS Sawfish is sighted by escort
Sawfish diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-22 attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-22 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-22 is out of ASW ammo
E W-22 is out of ASW ammo
E W-22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34520 troops, 487 guns, 453 vehicles, Assault Value = 1262

Defending force 83644 troops, 1030 guns, 1496 vehicles, Assault Value = 2477

Allied ground losses:
2477 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 89 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 63 (22 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 90 (79 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

just have a look at this... that's the moment where I have to bitch about some non working routines or code in the game... has been there since release and never has been something done against it, the so called stupid counter bombardment... Mundy's Army finally reached Darwin yesterday and he ordered a bombardment to see what I have there just to have his units be hit by a nuke... I've said it so often but unlike the silly strato sweeps it never got attention, there must be something wrong when the damage done by counterbombardment is 100 times higher than what you do when you order the same units to bombard... IDIOCY...

it's a very optimistic operation to move overland to Darwin with such a force (5 more units in the hex SE of Darwin) as I had ample time to react to that move... my tanks have been ordered to move SW on the road then head E to cut off any retreat path, the three Divs at Darwin will have to deliberate attack in one or two days so the enemy is pinned...


Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
14th Australian Brigade
2nd Australian Brigade
6th Cav Recce Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
21st Cav Recce Regiment
15th LH MG Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
6th Australian Brigade
10th LH Cav Regiment
1st Australian Brigade
11th Australian Brigade
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
Aus I Corps
197th Coast AA Regiment
10th RAAF Base Wing
North Territory Cmd
16th Fld RAA Regiment
Darwin RAAF Base Force
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
Townsville RAN Base Force
13th Aus Hvy AA Regiment

Defending units:
1st Tank Division
3rd Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
32nd Division
15th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Ind Engineer Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
30th Ind Engineer Regiment
34th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
19th Field Construction Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
24th JAAF AF Bn
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
18th JAAF AF Bn
1st Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.AA Gun Co
13th Air Flotilla
8th Field Construction Battalion
2nd Army
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
32nd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd RF Gun Battalion
15th Base Force
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /3


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Ground combat at Sawahloento (45,85)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 119 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sawahloento !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
3rd Raiding Rgt /1






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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45850 troops, 633 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 1410

Defending force 43099 troops, 616 guns, 681 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

see... follow up turn when all my units were ordered to bombard, it's nothing compared to the silly counterbombardment result of yesterday... I'm perfectly ok with this turn's result, but yesterday's is so wrong, someone should have look at it ten years ago when it was brought up again and again and again... and again and again it was ignored... "all is working as designed"...


Assaulting units:
32nd Division
15th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
30th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
34th Ind Engineer Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.AA Gun Co
18th JAAF AF Bn
8th Field Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
24th JAAF AF Bn
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Army
15th Base Force
19th Field Construction Battalion
13th Air Flotilla
32nd Ind.AA Gun Co
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /3

Defending units:
21st Cav Recce Regiment
15th LH MG Regiment
2/9th Armoured Regiment
6th Cav Recce Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
14th Australian Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
10th LH Cav Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
1st Australian Brigade
2nd Australian Brigade
11th Australian Brigade
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
10th RAAF Base Wing
North Territory Cmd
Darwin RAAF Base Force
Townsville RAN Base Force
197th Coast AA Regiment
16th Fld RAA Regiment
Aus I Corps
13th Aus Hvy AA Regiment


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Ground combat at Pakanbaroe (46,83)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 122 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakanbaroe !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
3rd Raiding Rgt /3



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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47708 troops, 645 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413

Defending force 42921 troops, 613 guns, 678 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063

Japanese adjusted assault: 1409

Allied adjusted defense: 894

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4964 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 417 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
985 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 143 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 71 (1 destroyed, 70 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)

oh damn... my tank divs moved out of Darwin and try to cut the enemy off to the South East where he's trying to retreat to already so I had to order my three divs to attack to reset the enemy's movement... I know from previous land engagements that Mundy is moving his units in reserve mode usually as they always were able to retreat faster than my units could follow them and to be honest, I don't even know if land attacks reset the movement if the defender is in reserve as air attacks aren't resetting the moving units into combat mode nor are they slowing them down... all in all I was quite shocked by the result of this attack though because I either expected a 2:1 as I was sure the enemy would not be fully supplied or at least we would cause equal losses but causing only 150 disabled av while we lose way over 400 is a really bad result when we also miss the needed 2:1 by several hundred adjusted av...

it's going to be a race now, most likely decided by only a day, either being late or not... if we make it the enemy will suffer as he will most likely end up being cut off, if we are late it was a big mistake because if I had left my tanks in Darwin they would have been sufficient to force a retreat of the enemy today... I already fear it was the wrong decision...


Assaulting units:
15th Division
3rd Division
30th Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
32nd Division
34th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind.AA Gun Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
13th Air Flotilla
18th JAAF AF Bn
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
32nd Ind.AA Gun Co
19th Field Construction Battalion
15th Base Force
21st Mortar Battalion
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
24th JAAF AF Bn
5th RF Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
8th Field Construction Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /3

Defending units:
2nd Australian Brigade
6th Australian Brigade
1st Australian Brigade
10th LH Cav Regiment
2/9th Armoured Regiment
15th LH MG Regiment
14th Australian Brigade
21st Cav Recce Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
6th Cav Recce Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
11th Australian Brigade
10th RAAF Base Wing
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
North Territory Cmd
Townsville RAN Base Force
Aus I Corps
16th Fld RAA Regiment
197th Coast AA Regiment
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
Darwin RAAF Base Force
13th Aus Hvy AA Regiment




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