Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Docup(A)-Koniu(J)

[koniu]

26 Feb 44

China
800AV cross river in south China. ~800+ more is fallowing them.
Shock attack trash one of those silly 50AV divisions i have there as forward guard. 2000 KIA.
I seen that move from 5 days. I have 1000 AV moving to area. I don`t see danger to my lines. SO far.

Chinese divisions have ~200AV so probably those are units that reborn after being destroyer. No vehicles, almost no guns. Lets see how they handle against real soldiers i moving against them.

US fleet
No sign of major allied ships. Anywhere
Last contact with something worth notice is Rabaul battle 3 days ago and over week ago contact with BB TF near Horn Island. Don`t like that.

[koniu]

27-29 Feb 44

Quiet all over map.
Taung Gyi is in allied hands. Japanese troops safely retreat leaving only burned ground for allies. I taking new defensive position.

Near Darwin that strange CV(CVE) TF show up again. Mystery what he doing there. KB in alert

Over 40 squadrons resized today. Roughly counting it adds ~350+ fighters to Japanese air force.

[koniu]

1 March 1944

Singapore
I lost AK near Singer. ASW TFs send to find and kill that sub.

Timor
I lost base West of Lautem. I send SAG in attempt to intercept enemy TF closing to Timor.
I miss. Enemy two CLs bombard Timor while my CA TF undetected return north.

Marshals
Enemy sub strike one TT in to CL belly i have in area. Ship is save but will need some Yard time



Last air group resized to proper size. Resizing and replacing all those planes in single turn plus upgrading some training groups to Ki-43(i have not enough Ki-27) cost ~10000 supplies[X(]
After resize some AF in Burma and DEI are now little crowded. Only in Burma it give me 100 extra fighters[:D]. Wonder how 49 size sweeps with Frank will looks. Statistically it should be better than 42 size.

Ki-84r production reach max. I am building 495 Franks monthly. And i don`t think i am over producing. It will by main Japanese fighter until end of war (Victory) in 1945 Ki-83 will join fight but even then Frank will be king of Japanese sky

[obvert]

Just caught up. Wow. Doing well koniu! That naval battle is really strange. Haven't seen one so lopsided in 44 for he IJN. maybe he had a poor commander of the TF? It's all I can think.

Good work in the air over Burma. Should slow him for sure.

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: obvert

Just caught up. Wow. Doing well koniu! That naval battle is really strange. Haven't seen one so lopsided in 44 for he IJN. maybe he had a poor commander of the TF? It's all I can think.

Good work in the air over Burma. Should slow him for sure.

True is that i chose my commanders. I think i spend so far ~500PP to replace commanders in combat ships. Especially in Cruisers and DDs, as many of them need to be replaced asap.

I think it was bad luck for Allies in that case. They have surprise me but first salvo miss and in return Long Lance attack was wonderful. One CL sunk , another one damage and DD damage after first round. Luck.

[koniu]

2 March 44

Mostly Quiet.
In Burma CAP trap shot down 35 enemy bombers.

Everything was good until B-25D1 arrive.
12 Mitchell bombers against 25 N1K2 with 70XP pilots.
At end 7 bombers shot down, 5 N1K2 shot down and 7 write off.[:@]

[koniu]

3 March 1944

Burma
200 Ki-84r again sweep Magwe. 32 Franks lost in exchange of 19 F4U1, 10 P-40, 7 P-51A and 1 Spit VIII.
This time Docup mass over 70 P-47 on CAP. After they climb above Frank party for Japan stop.

I think i will change tactic. I will resign from multiple sweeps on single target and i will start sweeping multiple targets with single unit only.

Why?

Most of allied fighters with good climb rate can`t climb above Frank, or if they can allies are limited with numbers with them. Only plane that is deadly from me right now is P-47 and with poor climb rate he is every time out of position. In last sweep first group that arrive over target eat enemy CAP shotting down 16 enemy fighters for lose of 2. But 3 next groups meet horde of P-47 at 42k. So plan is to sweep only with one group, use low P-47 climb rate at my favor to not giving chance to P-47 to dive at my planes when second or third group sweep because there will be no second group.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: koniu

2 March 44

Mostly Quiet.
In Burma CAP trap shot down 35 enemy bombers.

Everything was good until B-25D1 arrive.
12 Mitchell bombers against 25 N1K2 with 70XP pilots.
At end 7 bombers shot down, 5 N1K2 shot down and 7 write off.[:@]

Those nose guns are on radar guided swivels with 180 degree area of fire. Right?

So many times the surprise works, fighters get the jump, and then ... 40 fixed 50cal take down half of a fighter group. Too bad.

[koniu]

4 March 1944

I tried my new tactic in Burma. 3x49 groups sweep 3 different targets. At end of day 23 Franks lost but 51 enemy fighters destroyed.

Night fighters in Rangoon shot down 3 Wellingtons

In China N1Ks intercept and shot down 7 B-25D

Norh of Java Es sunk enemy sub. Another one probably sunk from air ASW (sinking sound)

[koniu]

5-6 March 1944

Burma
It start to be very interesting. Mostly i am worried about my right flank.
As You can see Docup manage to sneak behind my lines some LCUs. I manage to recognize them as two para drop units and small tank unit. In total they have ~120AV but so far only small 15AV unit is blocking my retreat. I should be able to break trough easily if i win race with those two units little north. I need two more days.

North of river ~1000+ AV is chasing my boys. If i manage to break trough his blockade i will start new defense line in Thailand border. If not situation will be bad. I moving all available reinforcements to block that path.

Little south i have Thai Division that can open retreat path from south but that will break HR about unrestricted unit crossing borders. I already break that rule by clicking at destination on hex to much north ID will move south

It is time to retreat from central Burma and start new defense line in Rangoon area

Salomon Sea
Allies finally land at Port Moresby. Base is empty from 3 months. Right now only 20 man and 8 guns is defending it.

LCAP over TF near Milne Bay shot down 45 British navy bombers.
.

[koniu]

7 March 1944

Burma
My troops arrive to position 4 (look on map post earlier). Tomorrow i will shock attack.

Ki-84 engage enemy planes bombing my troops in position 2 (look at map). 14 enemy fighters and 16 bombers shot down for lose 10 Franks

Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Ki-84r Frank x 72

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 60

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 49

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 6
Wellington GR.XIII x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 3 destroyed
Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.XIII x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington GR.XIII: 6 destroyed


Salomons
Worst news for Salomon's. I send 3 DDs to engage TB in Milne Bay hex. Moon was high so i feel safe. It was mistake

Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hakaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
PT-129
PT-130
PT-131
PT-132
PT-133, Shell hits 1
PT-134
PT-135
PT-136
PT-137, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT-138
PT-237
PT-238

Japan
After week of hunting i found another sub terrorizing mu ships in Tokyo waters. For cost of E but kill of sub is confirmed

Sub attack near Aogashima at 112,67

Japanese Ships
E No.24, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E No.22

Allied Ships
SS Drum, hits 14, heavy damage

[koniu]

8 March 1944

Burma
I don`t think i will be able to break trough road blockade on East. I am forced to chose longer march trough jungle.
I will tgry deliberate again to reduce some defenders but i don`t think i will force that unit to retreat.


Ground combat at 62,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3366 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 1939 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Japanese adjusted assault: 186

Allied adjusted defense: 409

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
50th Indian Para Brigade

Also major enemy force 80 miles West from previous battle shock trough river. I can call that victory

Ground combat at 61,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 20223 troops, 311 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 850

Defending force 14752 troops, 172 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 510

Allied adjusted assault: 342

Japanese adjusted defense: 3103

Allied assault odds: 1 to 9

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (3 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1944 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 328 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Assaulting units:
75th Indian Brigade
23rd Chindit Brigade
25th Indian Division
14th Chindit Brigade
11th (East African)/B Division

Defending units:
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Division
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
35th Fld AA Gun Co

[koniu]

9 MARCH 1944

Burma
Docup deliberate in hex south of Taung Gyi. I holding position. Units are still in good shape. Supplies in white.


Ground combat at 58,49 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63888 troops, 857 guns, 1069 vehicles, Assault Value = 4334

Defending force 49814 troops, 599 guns, 730 vehicles, Assault Value = 1656

Allied adjusted assault: 1179

Japanese adjusted defense: 7306

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
1028 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 48 (10 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7014 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 540 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 86 disabled
Guns lost 57 (1 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

I attack again trying to break trough allied blockade on East. It looks that adjusted AV of enamy during animation was 0[:D] So all squads should be heavily disrupted.
I have decent 1:1 ratio. Tomorrow i will try again. This time i will shock.

Ground combat at 62,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3229 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 1692 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 67

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
50th Indian Para Brigade


Marshals
CL Oyodo eat TT. damage is light, i will be able to repair it in Truk

ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 125,118

Japanese Ships
CL Oyodo, Torpedo hits 1
CL Kashii
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS Golet, hits 3


PS. I remember that in one of AAR there was table with all units that can convert to NF. If someone have link or that data i really please to post it in my AAR

[obvert]

There is a nearly complete list in my Wild Sheep, but after a short dig I couldn't locate it. It's fairly late, after 1/45 I think.

The keys are airframes and combined units. One of the recon groups upgrades, one float plane group does as well. Some fighter units use the A6M NF. Some FB units upgrade using the Ki-45 Id.

Which NF are you making?

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: obvert

There is a nearly complete list in my Wild Sheep, but after a short dig I couldn't locate it. It's fairly late, after 1/45 I think.

The keys are airframes and combined units. One of the recon groups upgrades, one float plane group does as well. Some fighter units use the A6M NF. Some FB units upgrade using the Ki-45 Id.

Which NF are you making?

I found that even Irving is great NF. Last turn for lose of 1 Irving and i shot down 4 Liberators over Rangoon.

I am currently building/R&D
Navy: building J1N1-S Irving, and i will build A6M5d-S Zero from 6/44
Army: from 4/44 Ki-45 KAId Nick, and from ~9/44 Ki-46-III KAI Dinah

Not sure about late war models. Only ones worth building are Randy and Denko but i have no R&D for them and they arrive very late. In total i will build something ~200 NF monthly

First job for them will be protection of oil fields.

[obvert]

The Irving Sa is even better. If he concentrates into big strikes you'll lose a LOT of NF, but at times you can really take a chunk out as well, and most importantly, they disrupt the strikes.

Make sure you get the AA upgraded to the 12cm guns as well, and the big Naval Base units upgraded with their 12.7cm and 8cm DP guns. Those do work at night pretty well.

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: obvert

The Irving Sa is even better. If he concentrates into big strikes you'll lose a LOT of NF, but at times you can really take a chunk out as well, and most importantly, they disrupt the strikes.

Make sure you get the AA upgraded to the 12cm guns as well, and the big Naval Base units upgraded with their 12.7cm and 8cm DP guns. Those do work at night pretty well.

good tip about Naval Base guns. As for 12cm guns. Empire have 108 active 12cm guns most of them already protecting oil fields but i found some siting in Tokyo.

[koniu]

9-15 March 1944

Most actions took place in Burma

Burma
Docup is pushing south of Taung Gyi. So far i am holding but not for long. Reinforcements on move. I am preparing to abandon Burma. Already two ID and Tank Division retreat to Moulmein. Situation look dangerous in East Bruma (yellow road) Docup move there with ~2000AV against my 600AV. Lucky i manage to break trough blockade. I am moving all available Thai unit to that area. I think they will hold allies long enough to allow me to build new defense position East of Chiang Mai I moving there 1000AV army.

Air combat also is intensive in last week i shot down over 200 allied planes with equal Japanese loses loses.


Ground combat at 58,49 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41278 troops, 632 guns, 943 vehicles, Assault Value = 3924

Defending force 48542 troops, 597 guns, 728 vehicles, Assault Value = 1530

Allied adjusted assault: 936

Japanese adjusted defense: 3622

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2958 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 219 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 117 (10 destroyed, 107 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1034 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at 58,49 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49102 troops, 765 guns, 1453 vehicles, Assault Value = 3954

Defending force 46978 troops, 594 guns, 725 vehicles, Assault Value = 1386

Allied adjusted assault: 1211

Japanese adjusted defense: 5998

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1650 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 182 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 55 (2 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1521 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 163 (60 destroyed, 103 disabled)

[koniu]

16 March 1944

Burma
Docup attack on Yelow road. I dont know how long i will hold. Strang are modifers. Suppliers are in white but report show (-)supplies.

Ground combat at 61,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37340 troops, 628 guns, 918 vehicles, Assault Value = 1903

Defending force 14662 troops, 172 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 493

Allied adjusted assault: 664

Japanese adjusted defense: 2254

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
618 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (37 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
578 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)


It was very intensive day in air. First 200 Japanese bombers attack allied forces n yelow road later llied planes come.
At end of day 80 allied planes downed for 40 Japanese. Nice.

Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 17
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 58
Ki-84a Frank x 22
Ki-84r Frank x 111

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 40
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 43

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 40
Ki-84r Frank x 41

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22
Ki-84r Frank x 37

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 17
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 49
Ki-84a Frank x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 90

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 12
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 45
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 80

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 3
Hudson IIIa x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 2 destroyed
Hudson IIIa: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 9
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 42
Ki-84a Frank x 7
Ki-84r Frank x 68

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 41
Ki-84a Frank x 5
Ki-84r Frank x 57

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 40
Ki-84a Frank x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 50

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Division, at 61,50 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 40
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Ki-84r Frank x 46

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

DEI
I also intercept some bombers in DEI

Morning Air attack on 32nd Nav Gsn Unit , at 72,114 (Wetar)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 51

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

[koniu]

17-18 March 1944

Burma
Docup is pushing again south of Taung Gyi . I still holding position. Tomorrow reinforcements will arrive. Today Docup suffer heavy loses. Over 250 vehicles out of combat[:)]

Ground combat at 58,49 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41259 troops, 675 guns, 1117 vehicles, Assault Value = 4014

Defending force 46369 troops, 595 guns, 723 vehicles, Assault Value = 1322

Allied adjusted assault: 442

Japanese adjusted defense: 3799

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8

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

Japanese ground losses:
1183 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 40 (3 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1025 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 239 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 107 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 64 (20 destroyed, 44 disabled)
Vehicles lost 259 (32 destroyed, 227 disabled)

On yalow road in East Burma things look not so good.
Reinforcement are still 2 weeks away. And my ID will be crashed soon.
I hope Thai troops will buy me enough time. But i not counting much on them

Ground combat at 61,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39039 troops, 676 guns, 954 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027

Defending force 14005 troops, 169 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 422

Allied adjusted assault: 744

Japanese adjusted defense: 565

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1008 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (38 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
545 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 169 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Docup start serious sweep operations. Look how one of sweeps looks today.
Lot of LCAP


Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 58,49 , near Taung Gyi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 86
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 68
F4U-1A Corsair x 46

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *



Kurile Islands
Allies recon by bases in area. I have 1000AV ready to be rebased there. I only waiting for transports. In two weeks each base should have 400AV+ behind fort 6