PzB74
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Fairly good turn! A bit strange to see so many enemy convoys without air cover or naval
support. All these para drops makes this look like a huge decoy operation, cause Andy
doesn't 'work' like this. Hope I'm not wrong, cause that would be bad....
The Combined Fleet - except Strike Force I and II - are gathering at Naha and completing repairs.
The bulk of our Air Force is getting ready to strike back at the enemy and soon 128 George and 128
Jack's will be fully trained together with 1500 Zekes.
In a few days the first Jill Daitai will upgrade to the Grace - and even better: the Frank has been
accelerated another month, 06/44 now  With 320 ac researched and 150 Tojos that will convert, this
means that we will be producing 450 Franks in 3 weeks. In 2 months there will be 400 trained operational
ac available. This will strengthen our LBA CAP immensly.
1300 AP at Saipan, 1200 at Guam, 1100 at Tinian and 700 at Pagan. Will move the Imp Div to Pagan to complete
the defenses there. 1000-700 AP in all the Palau islands. If Andy does not invade these islands, he will make
a big mistake. The way I'm going to defend them will also mean that an attack will be a big mistake 
A true Catch 22 for you Andy! Remember this line when you read my AAR when the guns fell silent!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/44
Air Combat
Nigh air attacks are SO inefficient, very realistic for once and uncomparable to
the night attacks by level bombers. Good thing we banned those.
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Night Air attack on Makale , at 32,67
Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 28
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x J1N1-S Irving bombing at 2000 feet
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Preparations for another para drop....
Day Air attack on 48th Construction Battalion, at 32,69
Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,71
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DE Cloues
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First of 2 carrier strikes on enemy shipping of PNG!
Day Air attack on TF at 46,74
Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 25
B6N Jill x 22
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N Jill: 3 damaged
Allied Ships 
AK Kwangtung, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ralph Barnes
AK Seaman A. Knapp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Johanne Justesen, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK William Dunbar
AK Henry Dearborn
AK Empire Ridley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
234 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,75
Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 20
B6N Jill x 17
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N Jill: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Alamosa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Francisco Coronado
SC SC-705
SC SC-1063, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Frederick Billings, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK George Vancouver, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Henry C. Payne
AK Beltrami
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,72
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 5
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Wallingford
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,75
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 4
P1Y Frances x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Ben B. Lindsey, Torpedo hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,74
Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Alcoa Pennant, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Ground Combat
I've built almost all size 0 and 1 dot bases to contain 3-4 fort levels. Planned to
move small garrisons here to prevent airborne landings. Of course Andy found a couple
of weak spots that he exploited. Todays airborne landing was thwarted though and I'm
moving in some reinforcements by air. Just enough to keep the place safe.
Ground combat at Admiralty Islands
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3677 troops, 16 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 131
Defending force 508 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Allied max assault: 214 - adjusted assault: 76
Japanese max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 76 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Tomini
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 771 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
Defending force 806 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Allied max assault: 52 - adjusted assault: 11
Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pomala
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 2372 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 1328 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Allied max assault: 34 - adjusted assault: 8
Japanese max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 9
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
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Strike Force II of PNG!
Landed 2 good strikes on 2 enemy convoys today
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RE: Namlea falls - B-29 make their debute! - 
Second your question though - PzB. Why that username? 
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