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RE: AAR 42 - 10/15/2021 2:59:17 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 14
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,125

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuno Maru
xAK Yamagiri Maru
xAK Asakaze Maru
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS S-18, hits 2

a hit forces the sub to retire to Townsville...

SS S-18 is sighted by escort
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 1556 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
6th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
Del Monte AAF Base Force
305th Base Sqdn
Mindanao Force
205th Base Sqdn
505th Base Sqdn

all troops from Mindanao have been evacuated to help in the defense of Luzon, these are only non air transportable devices mostly...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/15/2021 3:00:39 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 42
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
PB Choko Maru #5
APD Hagi
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Unyo Maru #2
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Minryo Maru
xAK Nissen Maru #3
xAK Bandoeng Maru
xAK Taifuku Maru
xAKL Raizan Maru
xAKL Turusima Maru
PB Kinsyo Maru #2
PB Yamahagi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

another big troop convoy, don't know if loaded or empty though...

SS KXVIII is sighted by escort
KXVIII diving deep ....
PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Submarine attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91

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

Allied Ships
SS S-37

happens not that often that a freighter is targetted with 4 torps but at least that leads to a single torp hit...

xAK Nitiren Maru is sighted by SS S-37
SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nitiren Maru

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,124

Japanese Ships
xAK Hasuna Maru
CL Nagara
CL Kashima
DD Umikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
AMC Kongo Maru
AMC Kinryu Maru
CM Tsugaru
xAP Haruna Maru
xAK Yamafuku Maru
xAK Kuraido Maru
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
xAK Yae Maru
xAK Kazan Maru
xAK Nishimi Maru
xAK Matsue Maru
xAK Myoko Maru
DD Shiokaze
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS S-18, hits 1

SS S-18 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hasuna Maru
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayate fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oite attacking submerged sub ....
DD Suzukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Oite fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 1556 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
6th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
305th Base Sqdn
Del Monte AAF Base Force
Mindanao Force
205th Base Sqdn
505th Base Sqdn

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/15/2021 3:03:17 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
CM Itsukushima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Tenryu
PB Choko Maru #5
APD Hagi
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Unyo Maru #2
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Minryo Maru
xAK Nissen Maru #3
xAK Bandoeng Maru
xAK Taifuku Maru
xAKL Raizan Maru
xAKL Turusima Maru
PB Kinsyo Maru #2
PB Yamahagi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Argonaut, hits 4

nice one, a minelayer sub on a minelaying mission sinks an enemy minelayer on escort duty... the reason for Argonaut being sent to Balikpapan is KB being spotted there and perhaps we are lucky and get a hit or at least make the port unusable for the carriers...

SS Argonaut launches 4 torpedoes at CM Itsukushima
Argonaut bottoming out ....
PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45662 troops, 664 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1895

Defending force 56577 troops, 549 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 918

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

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

the enemy already got twice our assault value at Singapore again... already holding out until the real life surrender date will be seen as a success...

Assaulting units:
41st Guard Battalion
55th Engineer Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
55th Cavalry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
Sasebo 8th SNLF
5th Engineer Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
14th Tank Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
11th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
55th Const Co
34th Field AA Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
Southern Fleet
5th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
53rd Const Co
54th Const Co
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
FMSV Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
9th Indian Division
1st Mysore Battalion
Malaya Army
2nd ISF Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
110th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
223 Group RAF
109th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/15/2021 3:07:55 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 21, 42
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TF 1 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Mine hits 1

SUCCESS!!! It really doesn't happen often that an operation turns out exactly as planned or better say hopes became true... during the combat replay I've only heard the sound for a mine hit and first I even forgot to check the combat report and only did that right before ending the turn just to realize it was Kaga hitting one of Argonaut's mines...

KB must have either left Balikpapan due to this or has been disbanded in port as nav search hasn't picked them up...

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ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,68

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Minazuki
PB Taiko Maru
SC Ch 15
SC Ch 14
DMS W-19
xAK Anzan Maru #2
xAK Kosin Maru #2
xAK Kosei Maru #4
xAK Hokutai Maru
xAK Siraha Maru
xAK Matsukawa Maru
xAKL Amoy Maru
xAKL Kurama Maru
DD Hatakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Harukaze
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS O16

SS O16 is sighted by escort
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Harukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M2 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69207 troops, 794 guns, 409 vehicles, Assault Value = 1947

Defending force 56634 troops, 549 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 917

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 658

Allied adjusted defense: 5915

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
6274 casualties reported
Squads: 79 destroyed, 204 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled
Guns lost 38 (2 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1634 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 44 (10 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

the enemy starts reducing our defense now and while taking twice our losses I fear it won't take all that long to wear us down... the enemy isn't flying constant air attacks against Singapore so we will be easily able to increase forts to three again...

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
148th Infantry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
56th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
112th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
Southern Fleet
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
54th Const Co
53rd Const Co
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Const Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
302nd Ship Eng Coy
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
11th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
FMSV Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
9th Indian Division
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
113th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
2nd ISF Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
AHQ Far East
Malayan Air Wing
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
224 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 10:02:24 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 22, 42
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Sub attack near Donggala at 67,98

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru
PB Fuji Maru #4
AMC Saigon Maru
AK Kaga Maru
xAP Baikal Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Teisen Maru
xAK Victoria Maru
xAK Mikasa Maru
xAKL Kaishi Maru
DD Hakaze
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 5, heavy damage

while the sub missed pretty much as usual this time the Japanese ASW wasn't all that useless and heavily damaged KXI in return... she's in real trouble, trying to make a port for emergency repairs...

SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kobe Maru
DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M2 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Ki-27b Nate x 20
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 17

looks like the IJAAF is increasing it's numbers on Luzon, no chance to keep the airfield operational or build further forts at Clark now...

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81709 troops, 700 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 2504

Defending force 79463 troops, 710 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 834

Allied adjusted defense: 4051

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5915 casualties reported
Squads: 158 destroyed, 827 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 145 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 69 disabled
Guns lost 109 (15 destroyed, 94 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (2 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1278 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 274 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 31 disabled

the enemy tries an attack at Clark Field against a pretty much equal force and gets a bloody nose... while we didn't suffer any notable destroyed squads the defenders managed to destroy enemy troops worth a Japanese rgt... a pity we lost a fort level though... Mundy will need seriously more troops to take Clark if he wants to take it within the next three months...

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
24th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
83rd Naval Guard Unit
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
38th Division
16th Engineer Regiment
Kanno
Guards Mixed Brigade
I./4th Infantry Battalion
47th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
2nd Recon Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
65th Brigade
82nd Naval Guard Unit
Tanaka
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Kimura Det
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
36th Const Co
37th Const Co
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
39th Field Const Co
30th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Naval Construction Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit
45th Field AA Battalion
14th Army
38th Field Const Co
8th Port Unit
40th Field AA Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
51st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
2nd Constabulary Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
Jolo Constab Battalion
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
101st PA Infantry Division
301st Construction Battalion
San Jose Constab Battalion
27th Avn Sup
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
Negros Constab Battalion
3rd Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
Roxas Constab Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Subic Bay Defenses
Asiatic Fleet
4th PAAC Avn Sup
11th PAAC Avn Sup
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II Corps
24th PS FA Regiment
US Forces Far East
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 55333 troops, 765 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1463

Defending force 55171 troops, 539 guns, 326 vehicles, Assault Value = 783

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

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

no doubt Singapore will fall way earlier than Clark Field...

Assaulting units:
56th Recon Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
55th Cavalry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
11th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
Imperial Guards Division
5th Engineer Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
148th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
54th Const Co
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
55th Const Co
5th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
53rd Const Co
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Southern Fleet
34th Field AA Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
5/14th Punjab Battalion
FMSV Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
SSVF Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
11th Indian Division
27th Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
224 Group RAF
109th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
109th RN Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
Singapore Fortress
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Loyal Battalion
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
III Indian Corps
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Malaya Army
1st Mysore Battalion
223 Group RAF
3rd SSVF Battalion

our only two available recon aircraft within the SRA were sent to identify shipping at Balikpapan where CV Kaga has hit one of Argonaut's mines and recon reports show no less than 76 enemy ships at anchor at the level 4 port of Balikpapan... some vessels there were reported as CVs which could also be big xAKs or TKs but usually you only get CV reports if there is at least one in port so all available B-17 bombers of the USAAF have been flown from Darwin to the level 4 airfield (still working on the airfield to get it to level 5 but the Dutch have literally no engineers) to strike the anchorage at Balikpapan with over 60 heavy bombers which is an all out effort for the USAAF...

perhaps we can get Kaga while doing emergency repairs after the mine hit...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 10:20:41 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11

the two PI flak units at Clark are literally useless with the two dozen 3 inch AA guns...

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 23
B-17E Fortress x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 5
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4

Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

here's the before mentioned USAAF heavy bomber strike against Balikpapan which started pretty much as expected with quite a number of Zeroes on CAP (recon showed 70 fighters at the base) but with only a 12 minute pre warning time the CAP couldn't do much other than disrupt the equal number of heavy bombers incoming in moderate rain...

then the really unexpected happened as I was watching 500lb bombs slamming into CV Hiryu and other carriers right at the start of the bombing run... WOW! That's the start of a devastating strike I've thought and devastating it was... after Kaga has hit that mine I thought she might still be at Balikpapan but Mundy didn't move out KB but disbanded it at Balikpapan most likely feeling save with that Zero umbrella over the port or not thinking about the possibility of all those heavy bombers being in the area to fly a port strike...

we're talking about 500lb bombs and not the 1000lb ship killers usually dropped by dive bombers and many of our bombs failed to penetrate the belt and even deck armor of some of the carriers (were Japanese carriers really able to shrug off 500lb bombs?) but those that penetrated did major damage... especially Kaga was hit hard also sufferring two ammo storage explosions while Shokaku and Zuikaku suffered no damage from the bomb hits...

Soryu and Hiryu were both also hit hard especially with the ammo storage explosion on Soryu... would Soerabaja have been a level 5 airfield those bombers would have dropped double the load and KB could well be history... as it stands now I expect Kaga to be sunk (if not today in the following days) with Hiryu and Soryu being in trouble as Balikpapan's port is nowhere big enough to really help in bigger repairs... the area has also been flooded with subs (all have working torpedoes) earlier already as we knew KB was in the area so the Japanese are in real trouble now...

with the damage done the Japanese have pretty much lost their naval superiority in the SRA, the USN has four carriers with a total capacity of 360 carrier based aircraft at Darwin ready to strike against targets of opportunity if the enemy decides to strike deeper South... it's end of January and the situation has just completely changed... I'm not intending to go up against the remaining IJN carriers if not absolutely needed but it's now going to be extremely hard to secure all of the SRA for the Japanese... High Command was already thinking about War Plan Orange or a heavy reinforcing of Java or Singapore but the Japanese still have three times more ground units that are way more experienced that can be sent in to fight a ground war on the big islands but naval invasions on the Celebes, Java, Northern Australia or Port Moresby seem to be out of scope now...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 18 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

Ammo storage explosion on CV Kaga
Ammo storage explosion on CV Soryu
Ammo storage explosion on CV Kaga

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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

was amazed to see pretty much all bombers coming in in one big formation...

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 4 on standby, 18 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-27b Nate x 20
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
O-47A: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60882 troops, 648 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 1754

Defending force 77893 troops, 713 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 2064

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

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

Assaulting units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion
16th Recon Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
48th Recon Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
4th Tank Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
83rd Naval Guard Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
Kanno
16th Infantry Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
7th Tank Regiment
38th Division
9th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
Tanaka
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
37th Const Co
39th Field Const Co
30th JNAF AF Unit
47th Field AA Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion
38th Field Const Co
14th Army
36th Const Co
8th Port Unit
30th Fld AA Gun Co
40th Field AA Battalion
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
27th Avn Sup
Negros Constab Battalion
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
San Jose Constab Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
301st Construction Battalion
Jolo Constab Battalion
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
101st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
II Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
11th PAAC Avn Sup
I Corps
24th PS FA Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
Subic Bay Defenses
US Forces Far East
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56438 troops, 771 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1603

Defending force 55281 troops, 539 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 789

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
56th Recon Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
41st Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
22nd Recon Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
21st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
55th Infantry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
56th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mortar Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
54th Const Co
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
Southern Fleet
55th Const Co
53rd Const Co
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
302nd Ship Eng Coy
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
FMSV Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
SSVF Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
III Indian Corps
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
113th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Fortress
224 Group RAF
Malayan Air Wing
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
223 Group RAF
111th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Malaya Army
AHQ Far East
3rd SSVF Battalion

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Ground combat at 78,89 (near Cagayan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1821 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 951 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 25

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Del Monte AAF Base Force
305th Base Sqdn
Mindanao Force
505th Base Sqdn

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 10:28:51 AM

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there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk...

for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 10:46:07 AM

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OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job.

I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 11:12:21 AM

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What on earth is he playing at?

You caught his battleships in port with inadequate air cover, and he does exactly the same thing with his carriers later on?

I'm currently playing an opponent who is better than me, and you do make mistakes because you over think things, but this is something else

Well done for taking advantage of his errors but I think you need to find an opponent closer to your skill level

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 12:32:48 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job.

I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions.

yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly.

Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 12:36:51 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Encircled

What on earth is he playing at?

You caught his battleships in port with inadequate air cover, and he does exactly the same thing with his carriers later on?

I'm currently playing an opponent who is better than me, and you do make mistakes because you over think things, but this is something else

Well done for taking advantage of his errors but I think you need to find an opponent closer to your skill level

I know what you mean and I'd say the same thing I guess. But more so about the BBs on Luzon (next to Clark) than this time. I think it was a result of "damn, Kaga hits a mine, disband KB and clear the mines". If I'd tell you that I lost halve a dozen carriers (previously undamaged) in a PBEM to a single B-29 strike then it seems I perfectly match my opponent.

Putting KB's fighters at the base to fly CAP would have been the way to go but I highly doubt he has the 200 needed aviation support at Balikpapan that early on. Heck, I didn't even have so much aviation support in non major bases in 45 as the Japanese in our last campaign as aviation support is just so scarce for the IJ.

What Mundy has to "learn" is not to serve me opportunities though because usually I'm quite good in taking invitations.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 1:01:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: castor troy

quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job.

I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions.

yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly.

Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them.

I just thought of a possibility, maybe the CVs were scuttled with the air groups on board. I have noticed that the computer will sometimes scuttle BBs damaged from the initial Pearl harbor raid.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 1:05:36 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

quote:

ORIGINAL: castor troy

quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job.

I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions.

yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly.

Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them.

I just thought of a possibility, maybe the CVs were scuttled with the air groups on board. I have noticed that the computer will sometimes scuttle BBs damaged from the initial Pearl harbor raid.

No, he has definately not scuttled them.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 2:44:39 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,98

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
BB Nagato
CL Oi
CS Chiyoda
DD Hatsuharu
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS KIX

pity that one was a miss... while the Japanese CL are pretty much useless later on they are quite good early in the war... looks like all shipping from Balikpapan is leaving due to the heavy bomber threat...

SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at CL Tama
KIX diving deep ....
DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nenohi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Oi
CS Chiyoda
DD Hatsuharu
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

even missing with a 6 torp spread...

SS KXVIII launches 6 torpedoes at CL Tatsuta
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M2 Nell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61940 troops, 649 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 1945

Defending force 78147 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2072

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

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
83rd Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Kanno
4th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
Kimura Det
82nd Naval Guard Unit
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
24th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
II./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
Tanaka
2nd Recon Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
47th Infantry Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
16th Recon Regiment
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th Field AA Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion
8th Port Unit
30th JNAF AF Unit
47th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
38th Field Const Co
48th Field Artillery Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
37th Const Co
3rd Construction Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
39th Field Const Co
36th Const Co
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
301st Construction Battalion
101st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Jolo Constab Battalion
61st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
Negros Constab Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
27th Avn Sup
4th Constabulary Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
3rd Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
San Jose Constab Battalion
Roxas Constab Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Subic Bay Defenses
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
I Corps
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
US Forces Far East
11th PAAC Avn Sup
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56895 troops, 771 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1733

Defending force 55421 troops, 539 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 796

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

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
41st Guard Battalion
11th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
113th Infantry Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
54th Const Co
Southern Fleet
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
5th Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Const Co
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
55th Const Co
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
11th Indian Division
FMSV Brigade
9th Indian Division
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
2nd ISF Base Force
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
109th RN Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
223 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Manchester Battalion
AHQ Far East
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
Malaya Army
3rd SSVF Battalion

after the B-17 visit yesterday recon shows Balikpapan's port empty today...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 2:49:08 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CM Tsugaru, Torpedo hits 2

Allied Ships
PT-26
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-30
PT-36, Shell hits 1

looks like Mundy wants to interdict our buildup at Port Moresby and sent a big minelayer but Tsugaru was awaited by two PT boat squadrons and the minelayer was hit by two torps... the ship is neither heavily damaged nor did it sink during the day and was spotted no less than 4 hexes South of Port Moresby... the torp hits were either FOW or the enemy was super lucky with the dice here...

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Vincent I. gains tactical advantage
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards
PT-27 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards
PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards
PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
PT-28 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards
PT-28 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards
PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML P 10

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML 1097

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 68231 troops, 799 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 1833

Defending force 55594 troops, 539 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 812

Japanese adjusted assault: 654

Allied adjusted defense: 1651

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4338 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 227 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 98 disabled
Engineers: 53 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 58 (5 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1968 casualties reported
Squads: 116 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)

enemy attacks at Singapore again... while our troops cause a lot of casualties within the enemy we already suffer more destroyed combat squads than the enemy... I guess he still needs at least four or five deliberate attacks to finish the job here... the forts not dropping was good news here, soon up to three again...

Assaulting units:
56th Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
148th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
113th Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
41st Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
Imperial Guards Division
55th Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
21st Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
20th AA Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
54th Const Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
55th Const Co
Southern Fleet
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
53rd Const Co
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
FMSV Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
5/14th Punjab Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
9th Indian Division
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
109th RN Base Force
223 Group RAF
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
3rd Cavalry Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
224 Group RAF
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd SSVF Battalion

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62531 troops, 649 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027

Defending force 78266 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2092

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

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

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
83rd Naval Guard Unit
Tanaka
48th Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
II./4th Infantry Battalion
Kimura Det
65th Brigade
I./4th Infantry Battalion
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
16th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Kanno
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
8th Port Unit
38th Field Const Co
37th Const Co
39th Field Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit
14th Army
45th Field AA Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
81st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
Jolo Constab Battalion
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
San Jose Constab Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
27th Avn Sup
3rd Constabulary Regiment
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
101st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Asiatic Fleet
I Corps
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
11th PAAC Avn Sup
24th PS FA Regiment
Subic Bay Defenses
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
US Forces Far East
II Corps
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 2:51:11 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 26, 42
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64987 troops, 762 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 2469

Defending force 78350 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2096

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

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

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
16th Infantry Regiment
Tanaka
2nd Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
82nd Naval Guard Unit
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
Kanno
83rd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Inf Group Brigade
38th Division
47th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
48th Recon Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
2nd Recon Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
24th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
8th Port Unit
39th Field Const Co
30th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
37th Const Co
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
30th JNAF AF Unit
48th Field AA Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
38th Field Const Co
44th Field AA Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
40th Field AA Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd AA Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
14th Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th AA Regiment
36th Const Co
47th Field AA Battalion
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
4th Constabulary Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
2nd Constabulary Regiment
27th Avn Sup
San Jose Constab Battalion
101st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd Constabulary Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
Jolo Constab Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
81st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
I Corps
Subic Bay Defenses
Asiatic Fleet
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
11th PAAC Avn Sup
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II Corps
4th PAAC Avn Sup
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
US Forces Far East
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3885 troops, 338 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1583

Defending force 53586 troops, 537 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 727

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

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

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
41st Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
55th Infantry Regiment
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
41st Guard Battalion
42nd Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
113th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
56th Field Artillery Regiment
20th AA Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
54th Const Co
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
5th Field Construction Battalion
55th Const Co
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
53rd Const Co
34th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Engineer Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
Southern Fleet
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
FMSV Brigade
11th Indian Division
27th Australian Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
9th Indian Division
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
AHQ Far East
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
109th RN Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Loyal Battalion
224 Group RAF
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
Malayan Air Wing
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
3rd SSVF Battalion

nothing of importance happening during the combat replay but we still have something to cheer as air losses clearly indicate that an enemy carrier succumbed today... I'd say Kaga is a reef now...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 4:37:42 PM

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I lost the report for the 27th but there was some action... a sub sunk one of the fleeing ships from Balikpapan... DD Urakaze was showing up heavily damaged and Truant finished the destroyer so that's another victim to the B-17 strike...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 4:39:06 PM

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more important are today's air losses though as there are Zeroes lost on the ground again which means a second carrier succumbed... guess either Hiryu or Soryu (most likely due to suffering an ammo explosion in the B-17 strike)...

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 4:52:54 PM

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15 Ground-loss Zeros doesn't seem like Kaga went down. Are there Kate and Val-2 losses on the next page of that report?

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 4:59:38 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PC Sumire
AMC Saigon Maru

PC Sumire fired at enemy troops

Malang invaded! Enemy troops landing next to Soerabaja...

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Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CL Tatsuta
CL Oi
CL Tama
CL Yura
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

I was wondering why KB was staying around Borneo so long and now it's getting clear... the mine hit on Kaga and the following B-17 strike caught KB in preparation for the invasion of Java... Mundy is super bold here as he presses his invasion without air cover now... that's like a Mersing gambit on 8th December with the difference that my biplane torpedo bombers have 7 weeks of training now and could be a real threat to enemy shipping without air cover...

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at 6th KNIL Regiment
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at Malang
BB Nagato firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
CL Tatsuta firing at 6th KNIL Regiment
CL Oi firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
CL Tama firing at 6th KNIL Regiment
CL Yura firing at Malang
DD Ikazuchi firing at Malang
DD Nenohi firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
DD Hatsuharu firing at 6th KNIL Regiment
DD Yugumo firing at 1st KNIL Regiment

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Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PC Sumire
AMC Saigon Maru
xAK Daigen Maru
xAK Toba Maru
xAK Josho Maru
xAK Aso Maru

PC Sumire fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PC Sumire
AMC Saigon Maru
xAP Hakone Maru
xAK Tosei Maru
xAP Baikal Maru

PC Sumire fired at enemy troops

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 12
B-339D x 18
75A-7 Hawk x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Taibun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yahiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yamabuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Zyuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

and here they come! We've got 32 biplane torpedo bombers, all are at 70 skill or very high 60s so they are literally as dangerous as any Japanese torpedo bomber as there is neither air cover nor heavy flak for the IJN... all four targetted ships are hit and will most likely be sunk... with the amphib bonus the enemy has unloaded in one phase so nothing other than supplies will go down with the ships... there are four IJN BBs in the hex so I would have preferred all my torp bombers going after the BBs though...

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 11
B-339D x 10
CW-21B Demon x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 1
BB Nagato

second wave of biplanes targets the BBs and Hyuga is promptly hit by a 18in torp... there was another hit but the torpedo was a dud...

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 8
B-339D x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Seizan Maru
xAK Sanuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

the Swordfish also went after some transports...

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Talune, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk

while the enemy carriers are moving to the North East away from Borneo... Vals found one of my blockade runners to Luzon after delivering 2900 tons of supply...

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Talune

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

god damn, for what reason ever there were no strikes against the invasion force at Malang during the afternoon... another torp hit or two on his BBs would have clearly ruined his day... we've got two squadrons of Vindicators at Darwin which will fly in for strikes tomorrow which gives us 36 dive bombers carrying 1000lb bombs... wonder if the enemy dares to stay within strike range...

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67133 troops, 801 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739

Defending force 54172 troops, 537 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 761

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 764

Allied adjusted defense: 2241

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4033 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 306 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 59 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (3 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2035 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 53 (1 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (9 destroyed, 11 disabled)

next assault at Singapore and we suffer more destroyed combat squads than the enemy and we lose a fort... can't complain about the fight our troops put up here though...

Assaulting units:
22nd Recon Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
55th Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
113th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
14th Tank Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
5th Recon Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
55th Cavalry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
55th Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
91st Naval Guard Unit
55th Const Co
Southern Fleet
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
54th Const Co
148th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
20th AA Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
53rd Const Co
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
302nd Ship Eng Coy
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
21st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
11th Indian Division
1st Manchester Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
FMSV Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
9th Indian Division
109th RAF Adv Base Force
223 Group RAF
113th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
Malaya Army
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
Singapore Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65864 troops, 762 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 2571

Defending force 81027 troops, 738 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 2166

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

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

Assaulting units:
16th Engineer Regiment
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
2nd Engineer Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
20th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
47th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
24th Infantry Regiment
Kimura Det
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Kanno
7th Tank Regiment
Tanaka
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
83rd Naval Guard Unit
48th Recon Regiment
63rd Inf Group Brigade
I./4th Infantry Battalion
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
45th Field AA Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion
16th AA Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
36th Const Co
48th Field AA Battalion
38th Field Const Co
39th Field Const Co
2nd Mortar Battalion
8th Port Unit
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
14th Army
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
30th JNAF AF Unit
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
37th Const Co
23rd AA Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
37th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
27th Avn Sup
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
301st Construction Battalion
Jolo Constab Battalion
Cebu Constabulary
81st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
II/43rd PS Inf Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
3rd Constabulary Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion
101st PA Infantry Division
San Jose Constab Battalion
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II Corps
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Clark Field AAF Base Force
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Subic Bay Defenses
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
US Forces Far East
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
11th PAAC Avn Sup
4th PAAC Avn Sup
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
I Corps
Asiatic Fleet
Del Monte AAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30104 troops, 251 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 973

Defending force 35652 troops, 303 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 874

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 522

Allied adjusted defense: 1558

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3245 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
377 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

just realized the enemy landed yesterday already and orders a first deliberate attack at Malang today... not to land right into my minefields and a possible intervention by Force Z (which is at Darwin actually) the enemy landed next to Soerabaja which is very unlucky... Mundy could have landed literally everywhere but not in this hex as Malang is my fall back position on Java (mountain hex) and I have already moved the majority of Dutch combat troops into the hex which means the IJA has absolutely no chance to achieve something here... talk about a really bad target for the attacker as this means there two IJA divs plus support units now trapped... Mundy has to either heavily reinforce or evacuate, both would be suizide if I commit my carriers here... hard enough with just my LBA as the enemy has hardly a chance to close down the surrounding airfields out of Borneo as Balikpapan is just too far away too effectively use the airfield against Java...

bold move but way too early and without a clear picture of Dutch troop dispositions it's a Gallipoli for the IJA now... I'm usually "defending" Java in the mountains either North next to Batavia or South next to Soerabaja... this campaign I opted for the South and Mundy takes just about the worst base to land... he had full DL on Soerabaja but he didn't recon Malang though...

all he can do for the moment is run with the IJN as fast as possible and hope to have landed enough supplies for his troops to last for the next two months...

Assaulting units:
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
4th Division
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Engineer Co
Miura Det
33rd Division
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
II Marechausse Cdo
V Landstorm Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
Groep Zud
2nd KNIL Regiment
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Tjepoe Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
4th KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
6th Cav Sqdn
1st KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo /1
KNI Leger
HQ I KNIL Division
KNI Zeemacht
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
HQ II KNIL Division
ABDA
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
HQ III KNIL Division
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 5:00:50 PM

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15 Ground-loss Zeros doesn't seem like Kaga went down. Are there Kate and Val-2 losses on the next page of that report?

It must have been a carrier, the Vals and Kates were all lost to ops in the turn with the B-17 strike. And Kaga was the carrier that was hit the hardest with the mine hit, halve a dozen 500lb bombs that penetrated the deck and two ammo storage explosions. Doubt any IJN carrier can survive this.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 5:32:26 PM

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there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk...

for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters...

Ok - I made the mistake of not scrolling up far enough to see the strike on Balikpapan - well done!

Either the report has a 3X exaggeration in FOW or you got more than just Kaga! I am not sure what would happen if those aircraft were out on a strike mission and then came back to lost carriers. Surely they should have come back to base Balikpapan even if there was not enough air support.

Such unusual circumstances - maybe the disbandment of the CVs made the losses become Ops losses instead of Ground Losses?

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 6:25:15 PM

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ORIGINAL: castor troy

there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk...

for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters...

Ok - I made the mistake of not scrolling up far enough to see the strike on Balikpapan - well done!

Either the report has a 3X exaggeration in FOW or you got more than just Kaga! I am not sure what would happen if those aircraft were out on a strike mission and then came back to lost carriers. Surely they should have come back to base Balikpapan even if there was not enough air support.

Such unusual circumstances - maybe the disbandment of the CVs made the losses become Ops losses instead of Ground Losses?

I have no idea to be honest and in all the years playing have never seen it before. The carriers were disbanded so the airgroups could not fly any strike missions, the fighters wouldn't even fly CAP. The only thing you can do with the airgroups would be training when the CVs are disbanded. And even then, they would always show up as lost on the ground so no idea what happened here. And at that day I was sure no carrier was sunk already, let alone all three.

The first one I'm sure to be sunk was the one that was going down with still 15 Zeroes aboard. A day later one with 9 Zeroes aboard went down. Which ones not sure but going by the inflicted damage it's most likely Kaga followed by Soryu.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/16/2021 7:32:59 PM

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Wow, I think we all knew this was going to end this way but this is even more incredible than I thought. So many bad decisions! Good job on capitalizing on them to the max but also I have to wonder if it's not getting just way too easy? Of course it is entirely up to you guys but I don't think you will be able to improve your game by playing against someone who is so far below your skill level and I can't imagine Mundy is enjoying this game much either.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 4:10:28 AM

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"Kneecap Mundy" indeed. Both exciting and painful to read. Very nicely done, Castor Troy!

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 8:23:23 AM

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Nightmare few days for the IJN!
My guess for those ops losses is that he transferred them ashore, so they were all damaged.
Transferred the pilots to reserve then withdrew the air units so your B17s couldn�t destroy the aircraft on the ground.
Damaged planes then would have been destroyed when the units withdrew.
It�s a guess, but you might not see those units again for what is it, 60 days for a withdrawn unit to reappear at Tokyo?
The pilots might have been saved to reappear earlier in other units though.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 9:58:27 AM

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Nightmare few days for the IJN!
My guess for those ops losses is that he transferred them ashore, so they were all damaged.
Transferred the pilots to reserve then withdrew the air units so your B17s couldn�t destroy the aircraft on the ground.
Damaged planes then would have been destroyed when the units withdrew.
It�s a guess, but you might not see those units again for what is it, 60 days for a withdrawn unit to reappear at Tokyo?
The pilots might have been saved to reappear earlier in other units though.

Was thinking the same for some time but then Zeroes showed up as destroyed on the ground when surely two of the CVs went down. If he transferred them to the base he would have all aircraft transferred so how could some Zeroes be left behind? No Vals or Kates were left behind though.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 10:06:14 AM

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Wow, I think we all knew this was going to end this way but this is even more incredible than I thought. So many bad decisions! Good job on capitalizing on them to the max but also I have to wonder if it's not getting just way too easy? Of course it is entirely up to you guys but I don't think you will be able to improve your game by playing against someone who is so far below your skill level and I can't imagine Mundy is enjoying this game much either.

Seeing what I have done with the Japanese in our last campaign I was thinking Mundy can maximize his efforts while not following the exact same strategy I had as that would play into my cards. He knows what the Allied have and he had to go through what I did with what the Japanese have on hand but there are little nuances in the game that just don't have something to do with the knowledge of what side is capable of but more like being prepared for something or being aware of.

He should know I'm able to field 50-60 heavy bombers across the map. Spread over the map they are literally useless, but they are still 50-60. Put into one place they suddenly are a threat so being in range of a level 5 airfield is dangerous and then Soerabaja was only a level 4 but still usable. Would he have thought about that strike? No, he surely didn't. Like mentioned above, I've lost halve a dozen IJN carriers to a single B-29 strike in another game. Did I think about that strike to happen? No. Same result.

Nuances! In our last campaign I had super KB next to his carriers and didn't attack them because I have deliberately stood down all bombers. One click, nuances.

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 10:12:34 AM

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I get all that, but I've been lucky in my last two games that I've had good opponents (one slightly worse than me, one slightly better)

This is no fun for you or him because its a complete mis match

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RE: AAR 42 - 10/17/2021 12:11:18 PM

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I get all that, but I've been lucky in my last two games that I've had good opponents (one slightly worse than me, one slightly better)

This is no fun for you or him because its a complete mis match

We will see how it's going to play out the next weeks.

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