My opponent was out for town for a few day so no turns. Nothing but bad new for the Allies on these two turns

Johore fell on the 8th to a shock attack.

Clark Field fell on the 9th. Only the static base unit was left there.

I think I will hold to historic dates in Malaya. I fear I will fall far ...

IJA performs only bombardment at Johore. Still the raw AV differential is depressing

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40187 troops, 607 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103

Defending force 13405 troops, 199 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault ...

Hey I actually had a sub shout at something other than an ASW TF. Of course the torpedo failed to explode! Target was an AO off of Truk.

I have done this myself. Larry pushed one turn too far. Commonwealth troops shrug off the attack at Johore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40095 ...

So the rest of the IJA units made it to Johore and threw their weight into the fray


Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61683 troops, 735 guns, 485 vehicles, Assault Value = 2063

Defending force 15233 troops, 224 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value ...

In the least surprising combat result of the game so far, the mass of AV at Johore pounds the defending Commonwealth troops

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61856 troops, 731 guns, 341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2243

Defending force 16826 ...

Thanks for the AAR. I just started reading it today. I hope you don't mind if I give you hints now and then, which of course you are free to ignore as you know your opponent better than any of us.

So your opponent attacked the USSR last game in 1943? I'm guessing that didn't go well for him.

Is ...

The IJA has arrived at Johore. Not sure if he brought enough AV Johore 1st.jpg

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32216 troops, 539 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 2150

Defending force 16800 troops, 226 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value ...

So after the fall of Wake, the map went quiet. Mersing fell but I had vacated it. IJA has arrived at Johore where I have 450 AV behind level 3 forts. Lots of bombing in the PI and on Malaya. I withdrew the last fight squadrons from the PI. The did well with almost 200 ATA kills combined.

CA ...

With Wake occupied KB disappears.

Kates sink two xAKL at Rangoon. I think I am done with supply runs to this base.

Not-Bora Bora has it's port facilities enlarged to level three. This is nice because the 10k TK can now dock to offload fuel. I am keeping my 11kt AOs there to refuel passing ...

Wake Island falls rather unceremoniously

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4331 troops, 53 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 960 troops, 27 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 98

Allied adjusted ...

A midget sub sneaks into PH and torpedoes CL Trenton. She will be out of service for a month.

KB has disappeared. Concern for a raid on Midway or surface ships South of PH.

Map once again is quiet. No action at Wake, no moves into DEI or Burma. What is my opponent up to?

Larry seems to have shifted his emphasis back to the PI with the goal of pounding Clark Field into oblivion. Still no IJA units at that locale.

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to ...

In the tradition of "Go big or go home" that my opponent holds dear, BBs bombard Wake Island

Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground ...

The siege of Singapore begins. Buffalos can't even hold up vs Oscars

Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft ...

ASW efforts at PM score 7 hits on I-169. She is at least out of action for a while

Another CA based SCTF bombards Clark Field

Turn is mostly Ground attacks by IJA in China and on the Malay Peninsula.

Sadly Cagayan falls. I was hoping these guys could hold out a little longer but alas no.

Ground ...

IJN subs have another good day sinking two TK at Titlijap and an xAKL at Ambon. They also miss the small TF retreating from Canton Island.

Rebuilding my PBY squadrons is taking forever. Would love to have more patrol squadrons in the NoPac but its just not feasible now.

IJN CAs bombard Clark ...

An IJN SCTF built around a couple of CLs visits Dutch Harbor and sinks two AMc. Warspite was supposed to be my response to this but she is heading back to the yard. <sigh>

IJN subs spotted at PM and Titlijap but did not hit anything.

Air power in the PI is about exhausted. No undamaged AC left ...

Nothing much happened on the 17th.

Then the 18th dawns

I-boat puts two torpedoes into BB Warspite. She is heading back to Seattle. I-boat sinks a AMc at Titlijap. I-boat attacks AMC Kanimbla near Cochin twice putting a total of four torpedoes into her and sinking her.

Kuala Lumpur is ...

IJA units have arrived at Kuala Lumpur. Still more are one hex to the north. Larry is about on track for a 15 February surrender at Singapore

For the third day in a row an IJN sub has encountered a mine. This time it was at Christmas Island. My ASW forces cannot do squat but mines are taking a toll ...

Not much to report. Another sub ran afoul of mines. This time at Midway and I heard the sub sinking sound.

The big news of the days is BB Arizona, CA San Francisco and CL Honolulu arrived at Mare Island. The cruisers will be back in it in less than two weeks. Just over 100 days for the BB. I ...