Mission Impossible? Hades1001(A) vs Hongye(J)

[hades1001]

intelligence:

[hades1001]

India:

Enemy at gate!

[hades1001]

May 03, 43

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ASW attack near Makin at 135,123

Japanese Ships
SS I-26, hits 8, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Duncan
DD Buchanan

[hades1001]

May 04, 43

India

Championzhao divided his 600,000 troops into 400,000 for Hyderabad(sindh) and 200,000 to flank Allies.
And the 200,000 part don't have much AA to cover them, so...

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Morning Air attack on 9th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Blenheim IV x 46
Blenheim VD x 21
Hudson IIIa x 6
Hurricane IId Trop x 14
Lysander II x 3
Vengeance I x 25
139WH-3 x 6
CW-22 Falcon x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
L-212 x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 3
DB-7B x 9
B-339-23 x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 45
B-25D1 Mitchell x 24


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged
DB-7B: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
1180 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 74 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 8
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson IIIa x 26
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
Lysander II x 9
Vengeance I x 25
DB-7B x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 8
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

[hades1001]

May 05, 43

To cover the ass of the naked 200,000 Jap troops, Championzhao LRCAP them from 6 hexes again. And this time, they were swept by the Allies.

Over 80 Jap' best fighters and pilots were shot down today.
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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 14
N1K1-J George x 162
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 68



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 12
N1K1-J George x 126
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 57



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 10
N1K1-J George x 82
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 45



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 10
N1K1-J George x 58
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 10
N1K1-J George x 53
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 10
N1K1-J George x 52
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
Hurricane XIIb x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed



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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 32,400 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 9
N1K1-J George x 47
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 3 destroyed



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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 7
N1K1-J George x 46
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7



Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
Hurricane IIc Trop x 49
Spitfire VIII x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 10 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 5 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2



Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 20


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 8
Blenheim IV x 7
Hurricane IId Trop x 10
Lysander II x 13
Mohawk IV x 11
Vengeance I x 31
CW-22 Falcon x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-339-23 x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
231 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 110th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 27
Blenheim VD x 10
Hudson IIIa x 35
Hurricane IId Trop x 11
139WH-3 x 8
DB-7B x 17
B-25C Mitchell x 77
B-25D1 Mitchell x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 damaged
DB-7B: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
744 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Blenheim VD x 12
Mohawk IV x 12
L-212 x 8
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
Vengeance I x 32
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

[hades1001]

May 06, 43

This time, Championzhao swept us! But again, over hundred Japs best fighters and pilots were shot down.
About the same number of Allies fighters were down too.

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Morning Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 23



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 8
P-43A-1 Lancer x 26
P-66 Vanguard x 37
Hurricane IIa Trop x 11
Hurricane IIb Trop x 34
Hurricane IIc Trop x 125
Spitfire VIII x 12
Hurricane XIIb x 24
Kittyhawk I x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 29
P-40K Warhawk x 70


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 21



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-43A-1 Lancer x 26
P-66 Vanguard x 29
Hurricane IIa Trop x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 28
Hurricane IIc Trop x 110
Spitfire VIII x 9
Hurricane XIIb x 18
Kittyhawk I x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 25
P-40K Warhawk x 52


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 12



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-43A-1 Lancer x 23
P-66 Vanguard x 22
Hurricane IIa Trop x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22
Hurricane IIc Trop x 79
Spitfire VIII x 6
Hurricane XIIb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 37


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 78



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-43A-1 Lancer x 23
P-66 Vanguard x 19
Hurricane IIa Trop x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
Hurricane IIc Trop x 70
Spitfire VIII x 3
Hurricane XIIb x 4
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 29


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 12 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on 44th Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 39
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 92



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-43A-1 Lancer x 18
P-66 Vanguard x 10
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
Hurricane IIc Trop x 63
Spitfire VIII x 3
Hurricane XIIb x 3
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (5 destroyed, 68 disabled)



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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 26



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-43A-1 Lancer x 22
P-66 Vanguard x 30
Hurricane IIa Trop x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 33
Hurricane IIc Trop x 111
Spitfire VIII x 9
Hurricane XIIb x 23
Kittyhawk I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 25
P-40K Warhawk x 59


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 9



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-43A-1 Lancer x 21
P-66 Vanguard x 21
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7
Hurricane IIb Trop x 29
Hurricane IIc Trop x 78
Spitfire VIII x 4
Hurricane XIIb x 19
Kittyhawk I x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 25
P-40K Warhawk x 50


Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses



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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 17



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A-1 Lancer x 17
P-66 Vanguard x 17
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 25
Hurricane IIc Trop x 53
Spitfire VIII x 2
Hurricane XIIb x 19
Kittyhawk I x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 21
P-40K Warhawk x 38


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed
P-66 Vanguard: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-43A-1 Lancer x 12
P-66 Vanguard x 11
Hurricane IIa Trop x 1
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22
Hurricane IIc Trop x 33
Spitfire VIII x 1
Hurricane XIIb x 19
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 31


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-43A-1 Lancer x 10
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 17
Hurricane IIc Trop x 19
Spitfire VIII x 1
Hurricane XIIb x 19
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1
P-43A-1 Lancer x 9
P-66 Vanguard x 1
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
Spitfire VIII x 1
Hurricane XIIb x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Carabiniers Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 72
N1K1-J George x 43



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)


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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Carabiniers Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 36
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 70
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
Hurricane XIIb x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)


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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 22
N1K1-J George x 25



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Hurricane XIIb x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed




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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 7
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
Lysander II x 13
Mohawk IV x 10
Vengeance I x 63
CW-22 Falcon x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
L-212 x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-339-23 x 5
Kittyhawk I x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 21
Blenheim VD x 22
Hudson IIIa x 8
Hurricane IId Trop x 21
Liberator GR.III x 2
Mohawk IV x 12
139WH-3 x 8
L-212 x 2
DB-7B x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 53
B-25D1 Mitchell x 26


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
602 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Regiment, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 23
Blenheim IV x 27
Hudson IIIa x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 23
B-25D1 Mitchell x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


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Ground combat at Hyderabad (Sindh) (42,10)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 153337 troops, 2174 guns, 1246 vehicles, Assault Value = 7563

Defending force 92451 troops, 934 guns, 868 vehicles, Assault Value = 3128

Japanese ground losses:
3756 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 214 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 56 (24 destroyed, 32 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
71st Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
26th Engineer Regiment
8th Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
61st Infantry Group
14th Tank Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Maizuru 4th SNLF
146th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Amphibious Brigade
19th Tank Regiment
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
115th Infantry Regiment
1st Engineer Regiment
13th Division
15th Garrison Unit
2nd Mobile Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
48th Recon Regiment
Guards Tank Division
Sasebo 6th SNLF
1st Tank Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
40th Brigade
5th Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
1st Engineer Co
13th Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
64th Infantry Group
16th Recon Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
28th Engineer Regiment
1st Mobile Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
21st Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
5th Tank Regiment
2nd Recon Battalion
52nd Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
49th Infantry Regiment
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Guards Regiment
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
16th Field AA Machinecannon Company
54th Field AA Battalion
1st Mortar Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
41st Ind.AA Gun Co
49th Field AA Battalion
22nd Field AA Machinecannon Company
26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
57th Field AA Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
52nd Field AA Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Field AA Battalion
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
29th Field AA Machinecannon Company
2nd Area Army
25th Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
32nd Field AA Battalion
14th Army
29th Fld AA Gun Co
8th Area Army
18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
28th Field AA Machinecannon Company
25th Field AA Machinecannon Company
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Burma Area Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
24th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
45th Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
36th Field AA Battalion
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
17th Army
41st Air Defense AA Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
19th Field AA Machinecannon Company
56th Field Artillery Regiment
27th Fld AA Gun Co
2nd Mortar Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
Southern Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
28th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
21st Army

Defending units:
36th Chinese Division
6th Chinese Corps
2nd Reserve Division
46th Indian Brigade
96th Chinese Division
200th Chinese Division
20th Indian Division
Punjab Division
268th Motorised Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
7th New Chinese Corps
Waziristan Division
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment
77th Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Ceylon H AA Regiment
1st Madras Construction Battalion
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
214th Coast AA Regiment
1st South India Base Force
1st West Coast Base Force
8th Medium Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
2nd Central India Base Force
109th RAF Base Force
2/13th Field Regiment
AHQ India
Ceylon Base Force
RAF 223 Group Base Force
6th Medium Regiment
1st Central India Base Force
111th RAF Base Force

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India

We have 150,000 troops in Hyderabad, 200,000 troops on the northwest hex of Hyderabad, and about 80,000 troops northeast of that hex.

[hades1001]

May 07, 43

Our SCTF near Karachi engaged with a Jap SCTF nearby and sunk 4 Jap DDs without any substantial losses.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Socotra at 26,5, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 51, and is sunk
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
E Kasasagi, Shell hits 1
E Hiyodori
E Hayabusa, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
E Kari, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
E Kiji, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1
DD Van Galen
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Napier
DD Nepal
DD Nestor, Shell hits 1
DD Nizam, Shell hits 1
DD Norman

And Japanese raided unprotected Karachi, a few dozen of all kinds Allies planes were torched on the ground.
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 98
N1K1-J George x 31



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 3 damaged
Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground
C-47 Skytrain: 6 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 1 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 33


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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 158 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 88



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
Catalina I: 1 damaged
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
Albacore I: 1 damaged
Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground
C-47 Skytrain: 1 destroyed on ground



Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 5



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Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 42,9 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 8
Blenheim IV x 42
Blenheim VD x 10
Hurricane IId Trop x 18
Liberator GR.III x 2
Lysander II x 13
Mohawk IV x 24
139WH-3 x 7
CW-22 Falcon x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
L-212 x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 3
DB-7B x 17
B-339-23 x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 48
B-25D1 Mitchell x 39


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 2 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged
DB-7B: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
1208 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 15
Vengeance I x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 116th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 42,9 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 27
B-25C Mitchell x 18


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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Afternoon Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 154 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 64
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 52



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed on ground
B-25D1 Mitchell: 10 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 13 damaged
Vengeance I: 2 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IId Trop: 7 damaged
Hurricane IId Trop: 2 destroyed on ground
139WH-3: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground
C-47 Skytrain: 2 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 1 destroyed on ground
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed on ground
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground
DB-7B: 1 destroyed on ground



Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

[hades1001]

May 08, 43


Sub Action
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Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113

Japanese Ships
CM Yurijima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Keijo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompon

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Submarine attack near Socotra at 13,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
xAK Examiner, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires


Japs lost over 20 bombers to bombing our AA covered units! Allies AA are better than Japs, for sure.


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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 129



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 68 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 103 (5 destroyed, 98 disabled)



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Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 42,8 , near Karachi

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 27
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 33
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 41 (3 destroyed, 38 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 13
Blenheim IV x 39
Blenheim VD x 21
Liberator GR.III x 2
Mohawk IV x 16
139WH-3 x 4
CW-22 Falcon x 15
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
L-212 x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 3
DB-7B x 15
B-339-23 x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 62
B-25D1 Mitchell x 26


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 2 damaged
139WH-3: 1 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged
DB-7B: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
446 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 8
Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
Vengeance I x 55


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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Morning Air attack on 110th Division, at 43,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson IIIa x 15
Hurricane IId Trop x 17
Kittyhawk I x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

[hades1001]

Finally I have updated the AAR up to date.

And the ongoing India campaign is PITA.

I would like to hear all you suggestions and advice. Please feel free to jump in and share your opinions.

I'll appreciate it.

[JeffroK]

Veeery interesting!

Boy are you in deep do-do.

It will be interesting to see the reaction to your Gilberts push, If ignored you take Eniwetok and you dont get very far. If reacted to you get a chance to hit the japanese while on the move.

Is the scenario modded?
You seem to have DEI aircraft well beyond their withdrawal date or are you paying PP to keep them going.

Careful about being at Portland Rds, means nothing but he now has his NZ force available to cut you off.

[PaxMondo]

Can you summarize your fleet losses?

[EUBanana]

Ouch is about all I can say at first glance really... it's going to be a nightmare crawling back through this one.

The Gilberts don't really go anywhere. A successful Gilberts campaign leaves you with two routes forward - Ponape/Truk, which is a no no, and Wake/Marcus, which is so extended and precarious as to only really be useful if you have naval superiority and are planning on a Marianas campaign. It does shorten and secure supply lines into the SOPAC area. It's not really useful for naval raids on his supply lines unless you go all the way to Marcus.

It might lure an opponent who hates to lose any base into battles where he is at a disadvantage though, and it might draw forces away from more critical theatres.

So... a bit pessimistic there of what the Gilberts would give you. But it might be that that is all you can do. I appreciate that that might be reason enough, its why I waged a Gilberts campaign. [:)]

What is the situation around the Noumea/Solomons/New Britain/Papua sort of area? If you can advance in SOPAC that is far more productive and potentially dangerous than the Gilberts, especially with him in NE Australia. And how is Australia doing in your estimation? What spare forces have you got for offensive action? Is Australia proper in serious danger as it seems Karachi is?

How solid is his control of the waters around India?

[hades1001]

Thank you guys for your inputs.

First of all, latest Strategic Map:

[hades1001]

Then the intelligence:

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Allies ship losses:

I lost 3 carriers 7BB by now, and 9 CA, 17 CL. Lost them mainly in the Feb, 42 Darwin Raid and the Fiji Campaign.

We didn't engage in any major Surface Combat with Japs so there is not much capital ship losses for Japs.

[hades1001]

Allies CA/CL/DD losses:

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Japanese ship losses:

[hades1001]

Aircraft losses:

[hades1001]

Hi JeffK

No we are using the stock Scenario 2.

What happened to my Dutch air groups is that I withdraw them before more than 60 days before the historical withdraw date, so they are suppose to come back in 60 days. However, all available ABDA bases are taken in this 60 days so they are delayed for a few times and finally pop out at Aden. I withdraw them at about January and for some reason they come back to me at around August. And I don't have to withdraw them anymore.

ORIGINAL: JeffK

Veeery interesting!

Boy are you in deep do-do.

It will be interesting to see the reaction to your Gilberts push, If ignored you take Eniwetok and you dont get very far. If reacted to you get a chance to hit the japanese while on the move.

Is the scenario modded?
You seem to have DEI aircraft well beyond their withdrawal date or are you paying PP to keep them going.

Careful about being at Portland Rds, means nothing but he now has his NZ force available to cut you off.