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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/2/2005 1:51:18 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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From: italy
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/24/41

A day of tough fightings.
At Canton island one of my DD division has found a transport TF...the allied screen sacrificed itself,saving the day for the allies
From Chungking took off a bombin force escortd by half of the AVG....my CAP was light and i paid the price for it
Tomorrow there will be the first deliberate attack at Ichang...let's hope cause it's too importand to open this gate!
Akyab became the new training camp for his fighters:-(
Some partisans came in in China behind my lines.....i had to dispatch 2 units to cover my backlines
4-5 days and we'll be at Darwin....wow...i must confess i'm scared
Tomorrow Rabaul should fall
Tarakan has been conuqered, but altough i spent a week to disable his engeneers....2/3 of the resources are broken:-(
Tomorrow the 25th army will be at Jore Baru ( sp?)....while the 15th will take Rangoon

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TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 100,100

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AVD Thornton, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AV Curtiss
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
MSW Tern, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Mauna Loa
AP U.S. Grant
AP St. Mihel
AK Alchiba
AK Antares
AK Aroostook
AK Mercury
AK Castor
PT PT-20
PT PT-21
PT PT-22
AK Manini
AK Florence D.
AK Hirondelle
AK Laida

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Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
CL Natori


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Naval bombardment of Canton Island, at 100,100

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Yunagi
DD Oite
DD Mutsuki
CL Tenryu
DD Asanagi
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 14
Hudson I x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 43
IL-4c x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-15 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Kunikawa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Tarakan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17044 troops, 122 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 512 troops, 2 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 351 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1472 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8795 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2474 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 147657 troops, 1869 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 74965 troops, 471 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Aitape

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 428 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aitape base !!!



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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/2/2005 12:24:28 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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From: italy
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For Christmas we conquered an abbandoned Rangoon. Now our burma army is split in 2: the smaller part is one hex south of Mitykinam where 5 british units are defending the base, while the rest of the 15th army will move from Rangoon towards Magdwe.
Akyab is being hit every day by enemy planes...i tried to resupply my boys there, but lost 3 transports due to a LRCAP over there...
The AVG is patrolling ICHANG,causing my some heavy air losses:-(
The first deliberate attack at Ichang cost me 4500 men...and levels of destruption close to the 80s....but at least a fort has been demolished.
Now there's a new problem: i sent a convoy to bypass Singapore and conquer Medang....they are now 60 miles south of Singa but my recon discovered 60 bombers tranfered from Java to singapore...they are going to look for my convoy...quite sure of that.Had to dispatch a small zero group to Kota Baru, trying to LRCAP from there..let's hope cause i fear the british torpedo bombers...
My opponent has clearly understood i'm going for Darwin...let's see how he will react. Till now he has not made any mistake
Rabaul fell today as foreseen. Now a base force is unloading and in 3 days 2 betty daitais will arrive along with a pair of Mavis chutai
What will make the difference will be China and Burma now. I need to force and break the Ichang front and flank Sian defences from the north taking Luchow...it's a big gamble but if i manage to do that, the entire northern China will be undefendable for him


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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8666 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2380 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 172613 troops, 2049 guns, 158 vehicles

Defending force 74603 troops, 472 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
4086 casualties reported
Guns lost 127

Allied ground losses:
993 casualties reported
Guns lost 22


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Ground combat at Kuantan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7191 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 760 troops, 1 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 78 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan base !!!



Allied ground losses:
1337 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Rangoon

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49232 troops, 503 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 706 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon base !!!




Now the 35th Bde is going from Tarakan to Mindanao, in order to conquer the last base here( Davao), while four other small SNLF units will go for Kendari and West-Timor
Balikapan should wait for the moment...

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/2/2005 5:12:05 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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From: italy
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this day will remain in history as the day of the flak....the allied flak:-(
18 japanese bombers destroyed by the allied AA guns....what a bad day!
Luckly 7 AVG planes were shot down over the skies of Ichang.
2 days and the landings at Darwin will begin....the world holds his breath!
The KB is still covering the unloading operations at Rabaul. tomorrow the first bombers and fighters will come into the new base, so that our carriers could move back
the battle for Ichang will se tomorrow a new attack by the japanese forces, after 2 days of intense bombings
In Malaya we're waiting for the 5th division to begin the attack against the last defensive base before singapore
In Burma we're slowing advancing, under the air cover of our Air forces.
tomorrow our bombers in Burma will rest, while in Malaya, after the bad day suffered at Singapore , our bombers will be redirected towards Jore Baru


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Naval bombardment of Balikpapan, at 31,64

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Ok...this was not useful:-(

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TF 3 encounters mine field at Johore Bahru (22,50)

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru, Mine hits 1

my own mines...so idiot!

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 62
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:

Very light damages....
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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 37
Ki-21 Sally x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:

we need some rest here..

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Vildebeest IV x 10


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 37
Ki-48 Lily x 10
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 27 damaged...o my GOD!
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,81

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 18
A6M2 Zero x 25

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Shinfuku Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet

Baby KB's CAP did a good job


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 156267 troops, 1874 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 72527 troops, 436 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61842 troops, 869 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 21814 troops, 196 guns, 7 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Wewak

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 391 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base !!!




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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/3/2005 10:26:50 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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From: italy
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/27/41

Another dab day in China
30 planed destroyed in the ground at Hankow...the only good thing is that with all those heavy bombers at Chungking he0s burning a lot of supplies...but at Ichang, altough my constant bombing, his troops have rebuilt the forts and i manage to get just at level 2 with this second deliberate attack:-(
But now it's time for Darwin.... he put something like 10 PTs there...those bastards will suck my op points so that my bombardment TF won't achieve any good results:-(
BTW tomorrow the landings will start.....everything will be decided by his CD guns...those monsters can ruin my day, i know.
He feels quite confortable about the fact i'm going for Darwin. He's quite sure he can get it back without any big problems...he's probably right,that's why i'm starting to think about how many divisions will i need to defend the northern oz...any ideas?


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Day Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Hudson I x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 35
B-17C Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 37
IL-4c x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 5 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 4 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 86

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
21 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-15 Babs x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
PT TM-15
PG Isabel

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 168149 troops, 1891 guns, 158 vehicles

Defending force 79323 troops, 495 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
5554 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1140 casualties reported
Guns lost 22


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Ground combat at 49,28

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13461 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4240 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61923 troops, 872 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 21106 troops, 176 guns, 7 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Kavieng

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 563 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng base !!!




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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/3/2005 2:53:03 PM   
1275psi

 

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I took darwin
I have also tried to take darwin in another game

The CD guns are going to kill you big time

far better to land on the beach on the hex to the east, no guns, little disruption, and it takes only 1 week to march across

Im now holding the place with significant forces, but he will have to bring a lot to kick me out.

I do predict the cd guns are going to wreck nearly every vessel you have.

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/3/2005 3:41:23 PM   
AmiralLaurent

 

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Status: offline 		I took Darwin twice in PEBM (both with the official map). Once the place had been reinforced and I took it from land with troops coming from Wyndham. Allied garrison surrendered.
Another time my recons showed less troops (and I had met Australian troops in force in Kendari, so in fact the base had been depelted rather than reinforced) and the airfield was full of damaged planes, as my opponent brought them to oppose the landing. 4 BBs and the KB pounded the base several times with light losses and wrecked it. Then I landed directly at Darwin. Losses were not so heavy. From memory 1 DD, 3 MSW and 2-3 AP sunk, 5-10 AP damaged but all saved after the base was taken.

As for holding northern Oz, I personnaly won't commit much troops there. Either you continue to attack and seize Perth or land in Cooktown/Cairns, or you are just buying time for building defensive positions in Timor and the area.
I think one division is enough. So the Allied player should send several divisions to chase it. If so much troops arrive close by, I will probably evacuate before fighting.
The best defensive strategy for me is to have only one division in Darwin and 2-3 other in reserve in Timor-Java. If the Allied is moving with overwhelming forces, you just retreat by ship and he will not attack anything else for a moment. If he is moving with 3-4 divisions, you just send the reserves. Up to mid-1943, Allied will (normally) not have enough CV to win the aerial superiority in the area so IJN should be able to bring troops at sea without much problems.

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Struggle for Darwin - 6/5/2005 10:14:58 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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Status: offline 		I'm waiting for the turn to come in. I immagine that those big CD guns are gonna wreck a lot of ships. I tried to put some DDs,PG,MSWs and CLs in every important TF i'm sending there...i hope some counter battery can make some difference.
I completely forgot to bring some para units with me...when Darwin will fall i'll have to march southwards in order to take Daily waters...i think that i'll leave 2 divisions , 2 tanks rgts and 1 eng regiment in Northern Oz for the moment. This army ( the 14th) will have to create the living space around Darwin, while the other army(16th), composed by 2 divisions,1 eng unit, and a base force will be sent to take Timor,Tarakan and later on Java. His b-17 from Timor are trying to ambush my ships...luckly my baby KB is providing a good umbrella there....
If he's not crazy ( and i'm sure he is not) he has already sent some Australian divisions towards Darwin.....i'll have to face some stiff resistance in northenr oz...quite sure of that.
Well....we'll see in a couple of turns how things will turn on!

banzai

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RE: Struggle for Darwin - 6/5/2005 10:05:25 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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100,000 japanese troops have already put their feet on the northern coast of Australia. The dreamt Australia! The CD guns of Darwin did not cause any serious damage to my ships. What has been a BIG problem was those bastard PT boats....they almost kill an entire Air HQ:-(...
In China bad weather prevented any serious Air operation. We keep on bombing Ichang, but the lack of supplies is causing real problems. At Sian we're slowing encircling his troops...but it takes time...too much time...and from Chungking his bombers are making me bleed...i need some more zeros here!
Tomorrow we'll unload more troops at Darwin, while the naval and ground bombardment will go on. In 2 days we'll make our first deliberate attack!
Tomorrow in Malaya we'll attack his positions at Jore Baru....Singapore will follow soon!
Rabaul,Tarawa and all the pacific is quite for the moment. More troops and engeneers are on their way to build up a good defensive line!


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TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat at 35,83

Japanese Ships
AP Achou Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Arugun Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Alaska Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Kirishima Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Komeyama Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-32
PT PT-33
PT PT-35
PT TM-6
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-11
PT TM-13

Japanese ground losses:
1827 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
514 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 48
TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
504 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 48
TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Ryuosan Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 103
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 104
TF 104 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Nanpo Maru
PG Keiko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
973 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 122
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 132
TF 132 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
638 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 135
TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 136
TF 136 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 137
TF 137 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 138
TF 138 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 139
TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 140
TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 141
TF 141 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 142
TF 142 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 143
TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Seki Maru #2

Japanese ground losses:
807 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 144
TF 144 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
879 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 148
TF 148 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
272 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 150
TF 150 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Kongosan Maru, Shell hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
1010 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 155
TF 155 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84


Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 13
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 27
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
I-153c x 39


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
12 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Ki-21 Sally x 71
Ki-48 Lily x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 92

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
17 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tsuyama Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1469 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bankha base !!!



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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 148663 troops, 1677 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 77749 troops, 467 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62037 troops, 871 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 20671 troops, 172 guns, 6 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
463 casualties reported
Guns lost 13


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Ground combat at Darwin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7211 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 97527 troops, 687 guns, 154 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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Post #: 98
RE: Struggle for Darwin - 6/6/2005 1:36:15 AM   
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While the end of 1941 is close, the Imperial Army is fighting on the beaches of Darwin.
The unloading operations continued for the whole day, despite the bad news comming from the 11th Air HQ....which is now beneath the waves! Tomorrow our brave soldiers will try the first attempt of a deliberate attack. The bombardments of today were very successfull.
No ships lost due to the CD fire...which is a good news

Our silent hunters found and torpedoed an American BB, damaged during our last raid at Pearl Harbour. 2 fishes are reported to hit that sea monster! BAZAI!
In China, tons of b-17 are hitting my airfields, defended only by a couple of old nates....the chinese front is suffering! A Supply convoy is getting ready in Japan...it will bring new fresh supplies to ou troops in the front line of our chinese offensive perimeter
The first attack at Jahore Baru was not that succesful....but at least the forts are comming down

Few more units are getting ready at Tarakan...their next obj is Balikapan!


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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 3
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

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Sub attack at 132,60

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage..hope it will sink...at least one BB in my bag...

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Hudson I x 10
B-17C Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 27
IL-4c x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed
Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
IL-4c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-15 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 34
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 23
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 39


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
12 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Darwin

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 84638 troops, 869 guns, 137 vehicles

Defending force 9161 troops, 78 guns, 3 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
718 casualties reported
Guns lost 27


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 149833 troops, 1698 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 77444 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 102909 troops, 1161 guns, 237 vehicles

Defending force 20119 troops, 159 guns, 6 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
1478 casualties reported
Guns lost 50
Vehicles lost 10

Allied ground losses:
1051 casualties reported
Guns lost 45


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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1471 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles

Defending force 2619 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1



Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Darwin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4904 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 133855 troops, 1220 guns, 254 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sinyang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4445 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 8558 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

these were partisans infiltrated through my lines...


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Post #: 99
Darwin in Japanese hands - 6/6/2005 10:09:28 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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By the 30th of December Darwin is Japanese! What a great result!! The Oz garrison did not defend well against our overwhelming forces. Now 1 Army, the 16th, will march with 2 divisions,3 tank regiments and 2 eng regiments southwards, pursuing the fleeing enemy. The other army, the 14th, will stay at Darwin, resting for 2/3 days and then sail towards Timor. 2 SNLF units are already on their way towards Dili and Lautern. Our main force will get on Koepang in order to get that level 4 AF asap. His B-17s are trying to get my ships taking off from Keopang, so i want to destroy this threat before he gets even more 4E bombers on this theatre.
Carriers Akagi and Kaga are on their way to Palau. They'll be leading the Baby KB, while 1 CVL will be dispatched to join the major KB at Truk.
Another BB division is heading to Darwin. This new force will join the 1st BB division that already partecipated to the conquest of Darwin.
Slow progresses in Malaya, but constant.
Slow in Burma too
In China we're at a Statelmate at Ichang....now i hope that the Sian front won't be as difficult....if so our general offensive in China will be delayed or stopped



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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Hato, Shell hits 1
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuroshio
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 5

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 13
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 7
Blenheim I x 17
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
I-153c x 33


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
12 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
4 x I-153c bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Koryo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Zuiko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Darwin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 121117 troops, 1145 guns, 280 vehicles

Defending force 8132 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 112 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Darwin base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Allied ground losses:
3478 casualties reported
Guns lost 16


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 150385 troops, 1712 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 77322 troops, 454 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 100732 troops, 1113 guns, 224 vehicles

Defending force 18590 troops, 104 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
655 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

Allied ground losses:
1235 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1471 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles

Defending force 2496 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

this is an Oz Brigade who got through my lines in Malaya......our tanks are taking care of them

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Post #: 100
RE: The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744 - 6/6/2005 12:06:35 PM   
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Post #: 101
RE: The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744 - 6/6/2005 2:22:15 PM   
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As stated above, there will be formed 2 KBs. each of them composed of something like 200/250 war planes. What was the baby KB will operate in the DEI area, supporting the invasion of Timor and Kendari, while the other one will remain in the waters of Truk, where it will get ready to support the next advance towards Lunga and New Guinea.
Now, about NG.... After a week of deserved rest, the South Sea Det. will be ready to invade Port Moresby, while some minor units will go for Lae and gili gili. The invasion of PM is connected with many "IF"....i will need at least another full division and some Engeneers for that, so these units must be taken from the Northern Oz invasion force. If the Timor iinvasion will go smooth( and so to say if i won't have any big problems with allied CVs or with LBAs), i will use the 4th division for PM...or one of the two i let fighting for Oz....gotta see how he will react to the capture of Darwin. Will he send all his units from Southern Oz to the north? If so i won't be able to hold the place for a long time....but i will have the air superiority, which is a good thing.


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Difficulties in China - 6/6/2005 11:12:57 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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The last day of a great year.
the allied bombing offensive in China is making my life miserable. Today Yenen was badly hit...its resources are still burning . Cannot control the skies with his heaviests going everywhere from Chungking.
We're trying another offensive at Ichang for tomorrow...let's hope some forts will go down
At Sian everything marches slowly, but at least the way towards Lungchow is empty now...gotta flank his positions
At Sumatra we conquered Medan...but everything...everything was destroyed:-( not a single oilplant open
Johre Baru fell today. Now i have to free my back lines from a oz bde and then Singapore will be closer
2 divisions, 1 Bde and 3 SNLF units will march tomorrow towards Clark field: now that he knows i have 4 divisions at Darwin i cannot let him react at Luzon

My Mavis in recon spotted something very strange at Koepan: 103 ships anchored there! Way too much...so i must think he's prepearing a naval counterattack in the area...possibly with some CVs comming from Perth....the CV reinforcements will arrive at Palau in 4 days, then i'll have to combine them with my baby KB before launching a major strike here. Want to try the new night bombing feature...2 experienced betty daitais will try tomorrow night to bomb Koepang's port..let's see what can be done here!

My Sub I-9 performed quite well, avoiding a strong US attack and putting a fish in a DD...well done!

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ASW attack near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuroshio
DD Yugumo
CA Myoko

Allied Ships
SS Pike

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 31
IL-4c x 14


No Allied losses

Resources hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
2 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-15 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 5
Blenheim I x 24
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 39


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 118
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 110

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 23rd Australian Brigade, at 35,85

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

this bde is retreating from Darwin
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ASW attack at 109,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Porter
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue

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Sub attack at 109,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
DD Porter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue


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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4483 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3027 troops, 27 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 151015 troops, 1718 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 76456 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 48,25

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16567 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3357 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 99832 troops, 1080 guns, 224 vehicles

Defending force 16972 troops, 80 guns, 5 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
971 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Magwe

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27045 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 526 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe base !!!

now we'll place a base force here...want some zeros in the front line!


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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1431 troops, 0 guns, 98 vehicles

Defending force 2446 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

OUCH!
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Ground combat at Madang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 539 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang base !!!



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Ground combat at Gasmata

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 311 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!!







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RE: Difficulties in China - 6/7/2005 1:30:45 AM   
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The new year begins in a bad way.
At ichang our attack is repulsed with heavy casualities. No way to break his defences here. Gotta re-think the whole strategy and focus on the northern theatre.
His bombers pounded the resources at Canton. With this rate he's going to destroy my HI in the whole china....i thought those bombers eat a lot of supplies........
The new patch prooved to be right: not a single hit at koepang at night and 6 betties did not come home
His troops retreating to daily waters are keeping a fast pace: they already marched for 60 miles and my guys are pursuing them
The first 2 divisions are loading up at Darwin. I 3 days i should be able to enmass the 16th Army for Timor. My recon says there are at least 2 CAs out of the 110 ships seen at Koepang. The good news is that his CVs have been spotted near Palmyra...so he's not going to attack me there!
In Burma i'm trying to encyrcle some troops( see map below)...i do not think he's going to let me do so

One Naval garrison is ready to go for Lae, while 3 naval units are on their way for Samerinda


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Night Air attack on Koepang , at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton , at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 28

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 26
IL-4c x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged
IL-4c: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Resources hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 15
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 40


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29


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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 24
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged damned monsters

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sanwa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 163629 troops, 1721 guns, 155 vehicles

Defending force 83415 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
4266 casualties reported
Guns lost 133
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1399 casualties reported
Guns lost 28



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RE: burma map - 6/7/2005 2:56:29 AM   
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That's strange. My recon keeps spotting the more and more units at Timor...i'm quite doubtful now: what is he trying to do there? 20 units just at Koepnag....really hope 2 divsions will be enough. Quite sure i'll found a damned tough time there. i'm happy now that my 2 CVs are comming...with more zeros i can protect the better my transports
I do not know what the hell those aussies drink, but they run just too fast! I just cannot get them...( see map below)...2 hex in 3 turns is a bit too much for 4 units that are running away after a great defeat!!
In Burma, as predicted...i could not trap his troops. I'm going to try to land some paras at Mytykina, so that when Mandaly will fall his troops should retreat towards Lashio...but i now know he wants to withdraw here and make me lose time, while his planes keep on training over Akyab:-(

80 bombers and 70 fighters spotted at Chungking....way too much to handle

At Clark fields my 2 divisions will start to bombard the american units there...wanna make some pressure on him!


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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-15 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:


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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 38
Blenheim IF x 3
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
I-153c x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 146754 troops, 1566 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 81160 troops, 444 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Port Blair

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 230 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair base !!!







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RE: burma map - 6/7/2005 5:15:44 AM   
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The burma map...



I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.

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RE: burma map - 6/7/2005 8:57:47 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

The burma map...



I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.

Andrew



Oh....that's strange 'cause i'm quite sure when this game started on your site was already pubblished the 3b version...
So this one is messed up? How many other problems does it have if any?
Thanks a lot Andrew

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RE: burma map - 6/7/2005 3:58:56 PM   
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How many other problems does it have if any?
Thanks a lot Andrew


Here is the list of fixes in 3b, from the readme file: 

Version 3b includes the following fixes, changes and additions:

Fixes:

   1. The "Burma Railway" was changed from a railway to a track on the
      map, but the map data was not changed. This has now been fixed so
      that the link really is a trail.
   2. The trail between Chungking and hex 47,28 (near Kungchang and
      Sian) was wrongly represented as a road in the map data. The map
      data has been corrected from road to trail.
   3. Pagan in the Marianas had its name changed to Meiktila, as well as
      the Pagan in Burma, due to an overenthusiastic scenario conversion
      script. The proper name has been restored.
   4. The Soviet base name "Ohka - Sakalin" has been changed to "Ohka".
   5. The base name "Waigeu Island" in Dutch New Guinea has been changed
      to "Waigeo Island".
   6. The "ModSelect" utility may not work properly on Windows 95, 98
      and Millenium Edition operating systems. The utility has been
      revised to ensure that it works OK on those systems.


The real way to check which version you have is to look at the transport links themselves in the hexes mentioned here. Also - you can update the map during a game in progress. It will start using the new map from the next time you start the program and load the save.

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The chinese affair - 6/7/2005 7:42:39 PM   
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In China his heaviest hit badly Yenen today...cannot defend there untill a base force will come...but again, he's changing target every day and i simply cannot efford to follow him.
My troops have been ordered to lay siege against Sian, while some minor units are slowly crossing the mountains trying to flank that city.
Finally my Kaga and Akagi reached Palau. Now with a strong BB division they will move towards Ambonia, where they will meet the baby KB and the 16th army for the timor invasion
We unloaded at Samerinda, next to Balikapan. Will be slow here cause now the priority is Timor
In Northern Oz his units keep on marching too fast for my tanks...incredible! Another hex altough some heavy bombardment with a pair of betty daitai and dive bombers
There are only 2 units trapped at Lashio...probably the 1st and 2nd burma brigades. The rest of his army managed to get to Mandalay.
Unfortunately my paras did not manage to take Mytikyna at first attempt...tomorrow there will surely be some LRCAP there....but i will try another para drop.
I'd like to take Mandaly by the first half of Jan...let's see

what else?...everything quite in te pacific...a Naval unit is heading towards Lae, but nothing else.
I need to complete the Oz and Timor invasion before i can move those units in southern pac



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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

there will be 20 zeros here tomorrow:-)

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 18
IL-4c x 9


No Allied losses

Resources hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Ki-15 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-48 Lily x 36
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 75

Aircraft Attacking:
Tomorrow we'll make another heavy attack here...wanna close this AF asap
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 113
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Ki-15 Babs x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 95

Aircraft Attacking:

a good beginning....my units are already marching towards Singa
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 147482 troops, 1571 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 93510 troops, 512 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Meiktila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15431 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 151 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44791 troops, 513 guns, 34 vehicles

Defending force 11181 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

the first bombardment isn't bad
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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10419 troops, 97 guns, 93 vehicles

Defending force 2191 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

and these oz partisans don't vanish
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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 391 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1401 troops, 9 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) LET'S HOPE tomorrow.....

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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RE: burma map - 6/7/2005 10:27:30 PM   
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quote:

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The burma map...



I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.

Andrew


This is not correct. I am using map 3b, scenario 3c and between Moulmein and Bangkok there is a rail line.

EDIT: I take that back: I was confused. I was thinking a rail line between Moulmein and Rangoon. Silly me.

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too predictable - 6/7/2005 11:38:32 PM   
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Ok, it's clear that he's one step forward me. Every single move i make he has a ready countermovement. I think he knows me too well.
Today was a day of aerial combats.
25 allied planes shot down vs 20 japs'......not a good result indeed. 6 nells and 3 zeros are the losses that hurt more...
He had a LRCAP over Mytykyna....and my transports got slaughtered. and then he sent some b-17 there to bomb my paras....the shock attack did not achieve anything. Now i gotta leave them alone...there...behind the enemy lines
Yenen hit again...but since the next turn i'll have 30 oscars there...this should help a bit
Slow progresses both in Burma and Malaya.
After the capture of Samarinda we're now moving towards Balikapan
The Sian encirclement proceeds very slowly
he keeps sending ships and troops to Timor....probably 2 divisions won't be enough:-(

At daly waters his troops managed to arrive finally...mine are still 120 miles far away....unbelievable! Now i'll have to fight for that base....

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 7


No Allied losses

Resources hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-48 Lily x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim IF x 9
I-153c x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IF: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:

It feels good when you give some hits after 2 weeks of humiliation

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 126
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 92

Aircraft Attacking:


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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 148333 troops, 1580 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 93252 troops, 505 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2638 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda base !!!



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44812 troops, 513 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 10995 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10331 troops, 96 guns, 93 vehicles

Defending force 2093 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

and they do not vanish!!!!!!!!!1
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Ground combat at Admiralty Islands

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 486 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Admiralty Islands base !!!



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 575 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1417 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported



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The new heroes - 6/8/2005 1:44:53 AM   
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Almost incredible...my paras at Mytikyna, even if heavily pounded by allied bombers and not supplied by any transport, managed to give a final assault to Mytikyna and conquered the base! this was the signal: now the army is marching towards Mandalay!
In China i'm stuck with the 59 miles out of 60 bug....3 anti-partisans units cannot get to the crossroad where the chinese partisans are, blocking my supply lines...what can i do????
My baby Kb spotted some TFs at Lauterm and attacked at 5 hexes....2 zeros lost and 3 kates.... Seems like Timor is really becomming a fortress...i sent my BBs there to see if we can manage to shut down the Lautern AF
In Northern Oz the race against the Ex-Darwin garrison continues...
Today i lost 22 planes...14 of them shot down by flak or by fatigue...i checked and saw that most of my bombers in China are badly fatigued...gotta give them some rest. i Transfered my daitais to Canton, where there are plenty of supplies so that i can fulfill those groups with replacements

Nothing more to report

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37


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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 3
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 28
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 32
I-153c x 42


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:

This time he sent the escort...better not to LRCAP for the moment here
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39
Ki-21 Sally x 134
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:

too many op losses...gotta give them a break
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet

He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?

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Ground combat at Kuala

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4591 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2991 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
327 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Now only one base in north Sumatra is missing

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 148911 troops, 1599 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 92985 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
711 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

WOW! this is a good result!


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44884 troops, 517 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 11008 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at 22,49

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17525 troops, 177 guns, 93 vehicles

Defending force 1968 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 382 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
4038 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Those Oz partisans are now finally gone...now 2 more rgts are free to roam towards Singapore

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 461 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1401 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


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RE: The new heroes - 6/8/2005 2:14:17 AM   
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He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?



I'ld be curious to know as well. It is only Jan. 5 and he seems to be building Timor already. Maybe he is moving units that might otherwise go to Java to Timor? Certainly there can't be much in Northern Oz to move?

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RE: The new heroes - 6/8/2005 9:17:37 AM   
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quote:

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He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?



I'ld be curious to know as well. It is only Jan. 5 and he seems to be building Timor already. Maybe he is moving units that might otherwise go to Java to Timor? Certainly there can't be much in Northern Oz to move?


I have to say that i do not have any specific recon squadron in the area, so i can be wrong due to the effects of FOW. But my mavis are higly experienced and i believe them: 20 units and 100 ships at Koepang!...About Lautern i do not have the same recon...but i've just seen how many fighters are there, so......so it's possible to think that there are troops also there.
But 20 units are a lot! If i remember correctly at this stage the allies do not have enough PPs to move troops from , let's say Java or DEI, to Timor....so probably these LCUs are commin' from India...attached to the South East Asia theatre...and this means: the 18th UK division, the Carabeneers..the 154(??) Indian Tank regiment...etc....way too much to face with nly 2 divisions:-( But it's only 5th Jan! The 18th could not be already at Timor....do not know, really


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The Tennessee sinks - 6/8/2005 9:34:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		I forgot to tell you something important: the BB Tennessee finally sunk...4 hexes far from San Francisco...those 2 torpedoes from my I-9 sub were a meal too heavy for her stomache...and this is the first important allied ship sunk so far....well...till now i've sunk really very few ships...that's depressing both in terms of morale and victory points

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RE: The Tennessee sinks - 6/8/2005 10:27:57 AM   
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As stated before, the main concerns are now Timor and Daily waters. I need to get both in order to consolidate my positions in Northern Oz and then shift to another target.
In Malaya i hope Singapore will fall in one month. If i manage to get over Singapore in a resonable time then i can transport the entire 25th Army to Java. The 4 divisions that took Darwin won't be used for Java. I'd like to leave one division at Daily waters, along with tanks and engeneers, building up a 3 level AF there and place some zeros and sonias in order to keep him honest if he decides to force these positions. 2 divisions will be used for PM and NG along with the South Sea Detatchment and some minor naval units.
At the same time Buin and Shortland must be build enough to place there some Fighters and bombers.
I'd like to get to PM by mid march 42. After PM i have to consider if sending back those 2 divisions for the Mini-Hangover or to Luzon, in order to close the PI campaign.
The real problem is that time for Mini-Hangover is running out...the more i wait the more he gets stronger. He has already massed 80 heavy bombers at Chungking...and some 100 fighters in Eastern India...the AVG is still intact... I must gain some time and delay his defensive operations...
Another Key theatre is China. Now i'm forced to keep there a HUGE air army. Thse planes would be really helpfull somewhere else ( nothern Oz for ex)..but i need to break his defences in order to get a deep penetration and force him to retreat. My hopes rely now on the Sian theatre. Next turn my troops will enter at Sian, so stopping the production of supplies there. While some units are advancing towards Lungchow and some more are trying to flank Sian....cutting the connection with Chungking. But, even if i succeed in this it will take a long time...have to bring some more zeros here

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A risky day - 6/8/2005 1:46:01 PM   
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.....what a risk! My BB TF lost some time due to an night encounter with a fleeing AP....when it arrived at Lautern the sun was shining....and some Torpedo bombers attacked!!!! I was panicked!!!...luckly my AA guys did their job and the bombardment went good with 23 allied planes destroyed on the ground!
Balikapan was occupied without any fighting...not a single allied unit is stationing in Southern Borneo...very strange! Seems he has pulled everything back to Timor...but why?!...
2 CAs are moving from Koepnag towards Sud-west...so many ships in the waters around Timor...and strangely my betties do not want to attack
Rainy day in China prevented any allied bombing offensive...but he keep on taking pictures with his Hudsons of my bases....
I lost a sub today....intense naval traffic in the area between Canton and Palmyra...gotta be ready to do something here 'cause i cannot let him reinforce too much this theatre

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ASW attack at 105,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher

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Night Time Surface Combat at 34,77

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Shell hits 9, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
906 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Sub attack at 105,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
AP President Coolidge
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher

I bet all these APs are bringing troops to Canton...
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ASW attack at 109,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue

You see how many ships are sailing around Canton? What does this mean?!
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 38
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 26

I'll give them a break now
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 6
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 37
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 33
I-153c x 42


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 1st SNLF, at 36,28


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

A new allied unit arrive at Mytykina...quite sure i'm gonna lose this base
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
872 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 7

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 91
Port hits 1

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ASW attack at 109,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* sinks*

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge


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Ground combat at Lae

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 893 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1004 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Stiff resistance at Lae....need some reinforcements for this attack! i thought was empty
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 149472 troops, 1608 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 92337 troops, 493 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
701 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Wow! the bombing campaign is going great!
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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44987 troops, 521 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 10896 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at 36,88

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26952 troops, 299 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 360 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 302 to 1



Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Finally i managed to catch and repulse a unit running towards Daily waters...now the base is closer!

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5312 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 59303 troops, 464 guns, 12 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Few more days and we'll attack!
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2 turns in a row - 6/9/2005 2:38:16 AM   
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Lucky me! ..... The break i gave to my bombers in China and Burma saved my day: a HUGE strike force of 100 heavy bombers arrived over my main air base in China
Hankov. The fighters that stayed there to defend the skies made a good job, shooting down 23 allied bombers in exchange of only 3 of mines. But it's clear that with 20 zeros and 30 oscars i cannot
defend my front lines in China: i need more fighters!! Some are comming, but i need some more oscars...and the production of
December has already run dry...for the moment my bombers remain at Canton relaxing:-)
Finally the force for the Timor invasion is ready. 2 Carrier divisions, composed each of more than 110 a/c, and 2 BB divisions will support the operation.
One hex far from Daly waters...3 units spotted there...let's hope not to find any surprise...
At Sian my attack in the hex east of Sian has been repulsed, but we manage to free and occupy the hex north-east of Sian and now an entire division is marching exactly on the road that connects Sian and Chungking
At the same time my troops entered at Sian. Here there are 125000 chinese. I have 150.000 men, so no way to fron assault. I'll keep on bombing and wait for my units to flank and sourround the place.
in 2 days there will be the first attack over singapore and Mandalay
Tomorrow we'll attack Davao and Clark fields.




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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,77

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-34
PT PT-41
PT TM-6
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-14

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 6

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Day Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Hudson I x 15
B-17C Fortress x 10
B-17E Fortress x 46
LB-30 Liberator x 24
IL-4c x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 9 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 10 damaged
IL-4c: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45

Aircraft Attacking:

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 150041 troops, 1619 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 99600 troops, 560 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
595 casualties reported

i think that his supplies are running low here...
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Ground combat at 48,29

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18084 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28359 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Ouch!....this hurts

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Ground combat at 48,28

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19535 troops, 235 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 3200 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1



Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63276 troops, 708 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 10721 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5332 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 59274 troops, 466 guns, 12 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

















AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

Today he spotted my invasion TFs near timor. He's already evacuating the port of Lautern. I was not sure wether if to chase those ships with my CVs or to protect the convoy. I decided i better not to risk pilots and ships in vain. it will take 2 turns before we reach Dili, where a SNLF will be unloaded. At the same time one of my BB division will bomb Lautern again. When Dili falls we'll move towards Koepang where my BBs will bomb the place before my troops will touch the shore.
In China the first bombardment at Sian went very good. In 2 weeks the city should be in a difficult position
Nothing new at ichang
While just north of Canton my troops controlling the crossroad found their hex occupied by 9 chinese units...i'll need to be carefull here!
A lot of warships movements between Palmyra and Canton Island....i do not understand what is he doing here...
At Clark we broke the first fort, while at Davao we've been repulsed...need some more troops
9 b-17 shot down today while trying to hit my CVs near Timor...very good
At Daily waters we should arrive in 2/3 days. one Tank rgt has been ordered to flank allied positions there, passing trhough the desert



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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 54

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 85,72

Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Fumi Maru #3
MSW Tama Maru #5
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #6
PG Kantori Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Chokai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 2, on fire

Now i will send some float plane here to controll the waters around wake

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66254 troops, 727 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 10550 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
630 casualties reported
Guns lost 15


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 150854 troops, 1631 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 98903 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
568 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 137800 troops, 1777 guns, 27 vehicles

Defending force 85082 troops, 556 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60666 troops, 689 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 20816 troops, 178 guns, 15 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
507 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 35,89

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 27077 troops, 305 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 478 to 1



Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7625 troops, 69 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 5494 troops, 57 guns, 7 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5335 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 59457 troops, 473 guns, 12 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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