PzB74
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A double update...the forum was down on Friday and I was drinking beer last night Several hundred Zero's were moved from China and to Shanghai today while the first Daitai's arrived in Tokyo. I'm planning to replace some of the Vals on my escort carriers with Zero's. Going to need them... Spent 170 pp to replace various air and ship commanders today. Several of the KB air units had patrol unit commanders in bomber units and bomber commanders in fighter units. Tried to find aggressive leaders that are willing to force the attack! Also found som carrier captains that weren't suited for their task... It's important to maximize unit efficiency now as the Allied units are getting better and numerous. The battleship Ise left Hong Kong escorted by 2 destroyers today - heading for Truk! In the days to come more and more ships will follow suit. The KB will sail as soon as the Zuikaku and Shokaku have received their 02/43 upgrades. These ships have 1 and 3 sys damage now while all of the other carriers are in 100% fighting trim except the Junyo! Repairs have lowered sys damage to 17 and I hope she can take part in the later parts of the coming operations. Both para regiments have now arrived at Wewak and Op Decoy will start in a week or so. Several units have now been ordered to prepare for Darwin and Port Moresby. Ken should be receiving more intel than is good for him by now AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/28/43 Surface Combat Tanaka returns the favor and sinks a few enemy landing crafts! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Vella Lavella at 64,94 Japanese Ships CA Kako DD Natsugumo DD Samidare DD Nenohi DD Yugure DD Fubuki Allied Ships LCT LCT-128, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCT LCT-129 LCT LCT-130 LCT LCT-131 LCT LCT-132, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk LCT LCT-133, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LCT LCT-134, Shell hits 1 LCT LCT-135 LCT LCT-136 LCT LCT-137, Shell hits 4, and is sunk LCT LCT-138 LCT LCT-139 LCM 542A LCM 542B LCM 542C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Combat The large tanker survives as it isn't loaded. Disbanded in Palembang. There are now subs in most of my shipping lanes. Sub attack at 22,54 Japanese Ships TK San Diego Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire PG Kogyoku Maru PG Kiso Maru PG Kanko Maru Allied Ships SS S-37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat I wonder whether my night fighter Daitais would become more adept if I trained the pilots in China....up to 75-80 exp!? Will give it a try... The first air attack against Chungking is a success! Many I-16's are shot down and the airfields are hit hard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 47 B-24D Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses - one ac was damaged by night fighters B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Manpower hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 29 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 18 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 30 Ki-21 Sally x 80 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft I-153c x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-153c: 3 destroyed Resources hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 45 Ki-48 Lily x 87 Ki-49 Helen x 26 Allied aircraft I-16c x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-16c: 13 destroyed IL-4c: 1 destroyed SB-2c: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Airbase hits 34 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 73 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 Wellington III x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Wellington III: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Finschafen , at 55,87 - I don't have troops here...so why is Ken bombing the place over and over again Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 20 Hudson I x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 37th Division, at 45,34 - these attacks out of Chungking will be hard to keep up after I close the airfields there! Allied aircraft IL-4c x 9 SB-2c x 21 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 - increased the range of my naval bombers in Rabaul as I wanted them to intercept a convoy going from Lunga towards Gili. If it only was possible to mark certain bases as non optional targets. Cost me a few Zeros and bombers..fortunately the only torpedo hit was scored on another minelaying destroyer!! Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 18 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 7 Kittyhawk I x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 12 P-38G Lightning x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships DM Ramsay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP President Hayes DD Van Galen DD Warramunga Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 13 B-25C Mitchell x 47 B-25J Mitchell x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 11 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat A Chinese remnant division is kicked out of Imphal as my brigade there moves towarss Mandalay! Ground combat at Imphal Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8091 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 476 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 80 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 97 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/29/43 Air Combat The air attacks continue in China! Going to rest my pilots for a few days. Moral is dropping and weather is bad! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29 Ki-21 Sally x 74 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft I-153c x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153c: 2 destroyed Resources hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42 Ki-48 Lily x 84 Ki-49 Helen x 27 Allied aircraft I-16c x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-16c: 6 destroyed SB-2c: 2 destroyed IL-4c: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 65 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 Wellington III x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Wellington III: 2 destroyed Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chinese in Mandalay are also in for it... Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Division, at 33,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 56 Ki-48 Lily x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 200th Chinese Division, at 33,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 104 RAF Base Force, at 33,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Panggoe at 65,94 - too bad that we didn't hit yet another DM! Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships DM Montgomery Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Panggoe at 65,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DM Montgomery DD Grayson Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Japanese Commanders!? Something doesn't feel right here...can anyone see why?
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