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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Eat you heart out JFBs. I just got another 8 SeaBees. So many construction engineers, so little stacking space available at forward bases.

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Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11979 troops, 212 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Defending force 5450 troops, 25 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 161

Japanese adjusted defense: 63

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
331st Construction Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
343rd Base Group
3rd Port Advn Base Force
10th USN Special Construction Battalion
11th USN Special Construction Battalion

Defending units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit
23rd Port Unit
24th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11938 troops, 212 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

Defending force 5289 troops, 23 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 144

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Missed taking base by 3

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Infantry Division
209th Field Artillery Battalion
343rd Base Group
331st Construction Regiment
10th USN Special Construction Battalion
3rd Port Advn Base Force
11th USN Special Construction Battalion

Defending units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit
23rd Port Unit
24th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11930 troops, 211 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Defending force 4639 troops, 11 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 155

Japanese adjusted defense: 57

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Adak Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
770 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

severe storms again....

only moderate rain today..

back to severe storms..

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Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11983 troops, 214 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Defending force 3830 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 73

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

2 of 3 LCUs wiped out by attrition!!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CL Yubari
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Wakatake

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, Shell hits 1
DD Woodworth
DD Caldwell
DD Frazier, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight

I had hoped my DDs could miss the SC TF and get to the transports.

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Ground combat at 87,50 (near Hankow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23762 troops, 180 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

Defending force 13071 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388

Japanese adjusted assault: 290

Allied adjusted defense: 1147

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
974 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
654 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment
70th/C Division

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21525 troops, 203 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 601

Defending force 3758 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 359

Allied adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
SC-706
SC-707, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AM Kapunda, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Sagoland, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Hamakua, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAKL Kailua, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kohala, Shell hits 2, on fire

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 89% moonlight: 8,000 yards

Only one SC and xAKL survive, but I have plenty of both.

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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13816 troops, 62 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 561

Defending force 6559 troops, 157 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Japanese adjusted assault: 176

Allied adjusted defense: 364

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1007 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
4th Division - this was the big reinforcement for the base by Nick that required a CV TF to patrol off the base.
84th Nav Gd /1
7th Base Force
23rd Special Base Force
5th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
14th Canadian Brigade
Rifles of Canada Battalion
177th Construction Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
28th Canadian AA Regiment

This base is a swamp (x3 Combat Modifier), I have extra supplies for now, and my engineers have my troops at level 3.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Exeter
CL Hobart
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Electra
DD Encounter

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 89% moonlight: 2,000 yards

Our first major naval engagement of the war. I lose a CA as we had crossed the "T" and got into a knife fight vs sword fight with his surface warships. I tell Nick I still have 22 BBs, 20 CAs, 25 CLs, & 111 DDs with more on the way.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
A6M3a Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 17
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Amagi Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Ussuri Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

My earlier sweep by Hurricanes help weaken the CAP as my old Vindicators get in among the transports and land some 1000 lb bombs.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 2 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
A6M3a Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 15
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 3 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Fushimi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Gokoku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Momokawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

A quick reload allows them to go again in the afternoon.

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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12943 troops, 102 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 434

Defending force 6524 troops, 157 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Japanese adjusted assault: 154

Allied adjusted defense: 241

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Nick voices lots of frustration about his inability to defeat these troops.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
I tell Nick I still have 22 BBs, 20 CAs, 25 CLs, & 111 DDs with more on the way.

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Sub attack near Ponape at 123,111

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CL Natori
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 4 torpedoes at CA Furutaka

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Ground combat at 87,50 (near Hankow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23077 troops, 180 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 12641 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 335

Japanese adjusted assault: 420

Allied adjusted defense: 859

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1122 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Nick continues to express frustration over his lack of progress here.

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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12596 troops, 102 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 6464 troops, 157 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese adjusted assault: 268

Allied adjusted defense: 502

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
607 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Division
Sasebo 5th SNLF
7th Base Force
23rd Special Base Force
5th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
14th Canadian Brigade
Rifles of Canada Battalion
177th Construction Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
28th Canadian AA Regiment

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Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 25000 feet

Losses are actually 21 for him and only 3 for Allies in A2A. I lose another 2 P-38s to op losses. Nick is not too happy about his fighters performance, especially his Tojo.

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Burma - Unlike GreyJoy, Nick did not forward deploy closer to the India/Burma border (he is playing same mod, but at faster pace). Why not is the question that puzzles me. It looks like I will be able to capture the eastern part as quickly as I can march troops

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

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Burma - Unlike GreyJoy, Nick did not forward deploy closer to the India/Burma border (he is playing same mod, but at faster pace). Why not is the question that puzzles me. It looks like I will be able to capture the eastern part as quickly as I can march troops.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

So, the Americans have 60 of these specialized construction units that allows quick building of any base regardless of what size it is. Can anybody say "island hopping" like MacArthur?

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Nov 1, 2, 3 :
Marshalls - Mili is hit by 2e bombers to destroy the static ground unit. Maloelap is swept by P-38s and then AF hit by 4e bombers (B-17s & B-24s). I've occasional run into CAP/LRCAP of Zero, Tojo, Nick, and Rufe. I usually come out ahead in the losses, but as Allied players know, you don't get many P-38s in '42. Considering the number of 500 lb bombs a B-24 carries and the still reduced number a B-17 carries (AF is still at 4 and needs to be 5 before full load), I'm still shocked how few hits I get while the Japanese do lots of damage to my Chinese AFs. Why?!?

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kagero
CL Agano, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Kiso

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Satsuki
xAK Ryuzin Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuzin Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
CL Kiso
CL Agano, on fire
PB Banshu Maru #18, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
CA Suzuya, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
1556 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 35 (20 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shikano Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Suzuya
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Banshu Maru #18

Lots of casualties inflicted as I think he is bring in more troops. The 4th Division was not able to destroy my Canadians, who are now behind level 4 forts in a swamp hex.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Panama Maru
xAK Senko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nosiro Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Keihuku Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
TBF-1 Avenger x 12

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Satsuki
xAK Imizu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Senko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
E Saga

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Senko Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shanghai Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M3a Zero x 30
A6M5 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Nosiro Maru, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Hurricane XIIb sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (30 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(30 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
30 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
A6M3a Zero x 30
A6M5 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
TBF-1 Avenger x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 3 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Imizu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Panama Maru

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
30 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13310.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 109 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Imizu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M3a Zero x 16
A6M5 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Panama Maru

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 132 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 291 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Amchitka Island , at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3a Zero x 19
A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (19 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3a Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers

My losses were higher than I wanted, but I did draw his attention to this area. The question will be doe he keep these three CV/CVEs up in the North Pacific?? I hope to have them here long enough for me to get ashore in the Marshalls.

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Night Naval bombardment of Amchitka Island at 158,52

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 13 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Capetown
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CL Perth
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Caldwell
DD Woodworth
DD Farenholt

Japanese ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 87
Port hits 1

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India/Burma:
The march through the jungle continues. An empty Warazup falls to a Chinese Corp. 3 groups of 16 Hurricanes sweep over the 55th Cav Rgt in clear terrain above Shwebo. 80 Blenheim inflict 401 casualties. A final strike of 32 B-25s destroy the last 25 troops. The 55th Cav is no more!!

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Marshalls info - There is just Mili and a small dot base SE of Kwajalien that can be built to level 5 AF to support 4e bombers fully. That is why the Gilberts are so important (especially for Japan to fortify).
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