1922 Grand Campaign: Aces8 (A) vs A.I. (J)

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ORIGINAL: Connfire

ORIGINAL: Aces8


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ASW attack near Batan Island at 47,47

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3) This one looked weird is it a former German U-Boat?

Yep - she sank 64 ships, damaged 5, and captured 2 on 14 war patrols with the Imperial German Navy, most under the command of the same captain. Her most famous victims were Carpathia - the rescue ship made famous by the Titanic disaster, and the hospital ship Rewa.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-55_(1916) and be sure to scroll to the bottom to see the British Intellegence reports on her, as well as the links.

Cool info thanks man [:)]

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Connecticut TF sinks the Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo at Taichu

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/25/23

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Sub attack at 45,47

Japanese Ships
SS No. 31

Allied Ships
DD Laub
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Taichu at 49,43

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk she blew up [8D]

Allied Ships
BB Minnesota
BB Connecticut, Shell hits 1
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Ohio
BB Maine
BB Oregon
CA Charlotte
CA Missoula
CA Seattle
CL Olympia
DD Hazelwood
DD Crane
DD Badger
DD Aaron Ward
DD Kilty
DD Kennison
DD Ward
DD Claxton
DD Hamilton
DD Greer
DD Roper
DD Thatcher

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Taichu at 49,43

Japanese Ships
AP Kakyu Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Kotobuki Maru #5, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Minnesota
BB Connecticut
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Ohio
BB Maine
BB Oregon
CA Charlotte
CA Missoula
CA Seattle
CL Olympia
DD Hazelwood
DD Crane
DD Badger
DD Aaron Ward
DD Kilty
DD Kennison
DD Ward
DD Claxton
DD Hamilton
DD Greer
DD Roper
DD Thatcher

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Taichu at 49,43

Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
AK Norfolk Maru, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AP Shikano Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Minnesota
BB Connecticut
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Ohio
BB Maine
BB Oregon
CA Charlotte
CA Missoula
CA Seattle
CL Olympia
DD Hazelwood
DD Crane
DD Badger
DD Aaron Ward
DD Kilty
DD Kennison
DD Ward
DD Claxton
DD Hamilton
DD Greer
DD Roper
DD Thatcher

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Day Time Surface Combat at 52,42

Japanese Ships
TK Nissho Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Minnesota
BB Connecticut
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Ohio
BB Maine
BB Oregon
CA Charlotte
CA Missoula
CA Seattle
CL Olympia
DD Hazelwood
DD Crane
DD Badger
DD Aaron Ward
DD Kilty
DD Kennison
DD Ward
DD Claxton
DD Hamilton
DD Greer
DD Roper
DD Thatcher

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Sub attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS No. 71

Allied Ships
DD Fuller
DD Mervine
DD McLanahan
DD Laub


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119059 troops, 857 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 2857

Defending force 90110 troops, 398 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061


Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported

Probably one of the best raids I've ever seen so far the Connecticut TF sank 6 Japanese merchant ships and the BC Kongo at Taichu, Formosa. The BC Kongo exploded after her Magazine was hit by the BB Georgia. The BC Kongo sank real quick after that.

[Connfire]

The BC Kongo exploded after her Magazine was hit by the BB Georgia. The BC Kongo sank real quick after that.

That's hysterical - in my campaign BC Kongo is almost mythical with her crack gunnery, and her ability to both dish it out and take it, then run away before I can sink her. In the past game year and a half, every time I've run into her, even when I have clear numerical superiority, she's come out on top. She's sent about 4-5 modern battleships to the repair yards, and managed to escape every time. At this time she's the most wanted ship in the Japanese fleet.

And you sank her with one hit with a 17-year old pre-dreadnought with only four 12" guns. Such are the fortunes of war...[:)]

[Rysyonok]

Kongo's Yamagita inherited "American" stats - 67 skill, 42 aggressiveness - which puts him at par with most US and British leaders. However, IJN does have better captains.

A good leader can make all the difference. An S-class American sub commanded by O'Kane outperforms 5-6 subs with default captains. IJA's Felixstowe's squadron commanded by Fuchida will rarely miss.

And so on

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The White fleet has a decent commander right now I forget who but one of the top ones. The BC Kongo Explosion was great especially the fact that a 17-year old pre-dreadnought with 12" guns sank her [:D] The White fleet is gonna need some repairs now though unfortunately so they will be withdrawing from the battlefield again. Alot of my BB's are under repair right now. Well anyway here's a pic of the Georgia and some of her sisters from 1920 enjoy [:)]

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Allied subs attack a couple of Japanese TK's on their way to Wake island

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/26/23

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Sub attack at 81,63

Japanese Ships
TK Eiyo Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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TF 15 encounters mine field at Naga (44,54)

Japanese Ships
AP Kisaragi Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 83,62

Japanese Ships
TK Juko Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
SS R-13

Pretty quiet turn I gave the guns at Manila a rest [>:]

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Allied offensive at Manila goes nowhere 5000 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/27/23


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 128151 troops, 873 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 2857

Defending force 90649 troops, 400 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1072

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1355 casualties reported
Guns lost 30

Allied ground losses:
4369 casualties reported [:(]
Guns lost 113
Vehicles lost 8

[Rysyonok]

White Fleet under repairs - due to 1923 upgrades or battle damage?

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ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

White Fleet under repairs - due to 1923 upgrades or battle damage?

Nothing serious just system damage from wear and tear. I don't like them to get too much system damage because they are old ships.

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Chinese Navy raids Inch'on, Japanese bombard allied lines at Manila

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/28/23

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TF 59 encounters mine field at Ikitsuki (59,40)

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze

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Sub attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS No. 45

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne
DD Sinclair
DD Ballard
DD McFarland

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Zamboanga at 39,59

Japanese Ships
AP Kenshin Maru

Allied Ships
PG Jolo

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Inch'on at 58,36

Japanese Ships
AP Arizana Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Daigen Maru, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Daihachikyo Maru
AP Kaisho Maru, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage she sank after this [:)]

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Wood
CL Ying Jui
CL Chao Ho
CL Hai Yung
CL Hai Chou
CL Hai Chen
DD Chien Kang
DD Tung An
DD Yu Chang

Japanese ground losses:
594 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 49,45

Japanese Ships
AP Tatuharu Maru

Allied Ships
SS J-3

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ASW attack at 50,46

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3), hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Rapid
DD Warrego
DD Mackay


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 88605 troops, 376 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1013

Defending force 165534 troops, 745 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 2378


A nice raid on Inch'on by the Chinese navy with a couple of U.S. DD's.

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First allied sub based on Bonin torpedoes a Japanese AK off the home Islands

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/29/23

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS No. 45, hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Nasusan Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 89341 troops, 378 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1037

Defending force 166370 troops, 767 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 2437


This new sub base on the Bonin islands is gonna be real nice [:)]

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Oklahoma TF attacks Japanese convoy off of northern Formosa

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/30/23

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Night Time Surface Combat at 50,42

Japanese Ships
AK France Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Kitahuku Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Muroran Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB Agamemnon
CL Chatham
DD Dorsey
DD McCormick
DD Stewart
DD Pope
DD Pillsbury
DD Hopkins
DD McDermut
DD Morris
DD Hull
DD Decatur
DD Preble
DD Kane
DD Shakespeare
DD Mackay
DD Warrego
DD Rapid
CA Dupleix
CA Desaix
CA Waldeck-Rousseau

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Taichu at 49,43

Japanese Ships
AK Nissyu Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Agamemnon
CL Chatham
DD Dorsey
DD McCormick
DD Stewart
DD Pope
DD Pillsbury
DD Hopkins
DD McDermut
DD Morris
DD Hull
DD Decatur
DD Preble
DD Kane
DD Shakespeare
DD Mackay
DD Warrego
DD Rapid
CA Dupleix
CA Desaix
CA Waldeck-Rousseau

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ASW attack at 47,49

Japanese Ships
SS No. 27

Allied Ships
DD Bulmer
DD Smith Thompson
DD Crosby
DD Buchanan


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 89682 troops, 388 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043

Defending force 166854 troops, 784 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 2472


The Oklahoma TF patrol sank 4 ships all together in two combats not a bad haul [:)]

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U.S.S. S-6 sunk by Japanese planes operating off of Wake Island, DD Buchanan torpedoed off of northern Luzon

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/31/23

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Sub attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
DD Fuller
DD Mervine
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Taichu at 49,43

Japanese Ships
AP Meigen Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk nice [:)]

Allied Ships
BC Repulse
BC Renown
BC Tiger
BC Lion
BC Princess Royal
BC Australia
BC New Zealand
BC Inflexible
DD Versatile
DD Voyager
DD Wakeful
DD Walpole
DD Walrus
DD Warwick
DD Watchman
DD Winchester
DD Windsor
DD Wolsey

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Sub attack at 45,45

Japanese Ships
SS No. 43, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne
DD Sinclair
DD Ballard
DD McFarland

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Sub attack at 47,49

Japanese Ships
SS No. 27, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ugh [:@]
DD Bulmer
DD Smith Thompson
DD Crosby

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Sub attack at 49,45

Japanese Ships
AP Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS J-3

USS S-6 was sunk by a plane off of Wake another sub bites the dust the captain was killed. USS S-6 (SS-111) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 29 January 1918 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 23 December 1919 sponsored by Ms. Eleanor Westcott; and commissioned on 17 May 1920 with Lieutenant Commander George B. Junkin in command. Following trials and outfitting, S-6 departed New London, Connecticut on 18 November 1920, and joined other S-boats of Submarine Divisions 12 and 18 (SubDivs 12 and 18) for what was to be — at that time — the longest cruise for American submarines on record. The trip — begun with a rendezvous off Portsmouth, New Hampshire — took them through the Panama Canal, to Pearl Harbor and then to Cavite, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Other submarines had operated out of Cavite prior to this, but they had been transported there on the decks of colliers. The two submarine divisions operated from Cavite over the next three years, from 1 December 1921-29 October 1924. During that time, they frequently visited the Chinese ports at Shanghai, Chefoo, Chinwangtao, Tsingtao, Amoy, and Woosung.

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DD Buchanan torpedoed again limps towards Hong Kong, CV planes spot Japanese convoy heading to Northern Luzon and attack it

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/01/23

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank [:)]

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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Sub attack at 49,45

Japanese Ships
SS No. 36, hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Pope
DD Rapid
DD Warrego
DD Mackay
DD Shakespeare
DD Kane
DD Preble
DD Decatur
DD Hull
DD Morris
DD McDermut
DD Hopkins
DD Pillsbury
DD Stewart
DD McCormick
DD Dorsey
BB Agamemnon

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Sub attack at 45,47

Japanese Ships
SS No. 43

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [:(]

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Night Time Surface Combat at 49,45

Japanese Ships
AP Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Agamemnon
CL Chatham
DD Dorsey
DD McCormick
DD Stewart
DD Pope
DD Pillsbury
DD Hopkins
DD McDermut
DD Morris
DD Hull
DD Decatur
DD Preble
DD Kane
DD Shakespeare
DD Mackay
DD Warrego
DD Rapid
CA Dupleix
CA Desaix
CA Waldeck-Rousseau

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tsingtao at 55,34

Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru, Shell hits 56, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Wood
CL Ying Jui
CL Chao Ho
CL Hai Yung
CL Hai Chou
CL Hai Chen
DD Chien Kang
DD Tung An
DD Yu Chang

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3), hits 6, on fire about time [:)]

Allied Ships
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Day Air attack on TF at 47,48


Allied aircraft
Sopwith Cuckoo x 7
Fairey IIID x 1
Fairey Flycatcher I x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kagu Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK India Maru
AK Atago Maru
AK Hakodate Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Fairey Flycatcher I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Fairey Flycatcher I bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Fairey IIID bombing at 3000 feet

I don't think the USS Buchanan is gonna make it back to Hong Kong its got alot of floatation damage after that 2nd torpedo hit it today. The ROC navy did a raid on Tsingtao and sank 1 Japanese AP. Two other Japanese AP's were sunk by the Oklahoma TF and the British BC TF off of Eastern Formosa. The CV TF planes torpedoed and bombed a Japanese convoy heading to northern Luzon. Here's a map of the current situation I'm gonna try and sink that convoy with the British BC TF because the Oklahoma TF is going back to Hong Kong to refuel. There is one error the Japanese convoy is 4 AK's not 3 AP's [:)]

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President Harding has passed away, Bloody offensive in Manila goes nowhere

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/02/23

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS No. 30

Allied Ships
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Sub attack at 45,48

Japanese Ships
AK Atago Maru

Allied Ships
SS J-1

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Day Air attack on TF at 48,46


Allied aircraft
Sopwith Cuckoo x 3
Fairey Flycatcher I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kagu Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Fairey Flycatcher I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,46


Allied aircraft
Sopwith Cuckoo x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Sopwith Cuckoo: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Sopwith Cuckoo launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 48,46

Japanese Ships
AK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS J-4

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Sub attack at 44,48

Japanese Ships
AK Atago Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-16


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 118519 troops, 780 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2600

Defending force 90827 troops, 395 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1068

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
975 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
3504 casualties reported [:(]
Guns lost 97
Vehicles lost 20

The President Warren G. Harding has suddenly passed away in California of a heart attack. The new President Calvin Coolidge has vowed to continue the fight against Japanese aggression in Asia. The convoy spotted last turn has been bombed and torpedoed by the CV TF again. A massive offensive in Manila has resulted in bloody losses for no ground as the stalemate continues there.

[Rysyonok]

Quick question - how come Allied TFs are so big? Half the ships don't even make it into the fight

Also I noticed you're mixing the main calibers - so your capital ships all start firing at different ranges. How is that working out for you?

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ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

Quick question - how come Allied TFs are so big? Half the ships don't even make it into the fight

Also I noticed you're mixing the main calibers - so your capital ships all start firing at different ranges. How is that working out for you?

I have found that when I used to use smaller TF's almost all my ships would take damage in a fight but now very few ships will take damage. It is probably a bad choice to have these massive TF's because of a loss of bringing more heavy guns to a fight but against the AI its seems to be working [;)] I mix the gun calibers for alot of my TF's because over the course of the campaign I have alot of ships getting repaired. Almost all the modern British BB's have some sort of damage and also most of the modern U.S. BB's have damage as well. Most of them are sitting in Singapore or Hong Kong getting repairs.

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BC's sink lone AK off northern Formosa with a little help from carrier based planes

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/23

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Day Air attack on TF at 45,47


Allied aircraft
Sopwith Cuckoo x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Atago Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Sopwith Cuckoo bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Sopwith Cuckoo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 45,47

Japanese Ships
AK Atago Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BC Repulse
BC Renown
BC Tiger
BC Lion
BC Princess Royal
BC Australia
BC New Zealand
BC Inflexible
DD Versatile
DD Voyager
DD Wakeful
DD Walpole
DD Walrus
DD Warwick
DD Watchman
DD Winchester
DD Windsor
DD Wolsey


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81618 troops, 378 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132

Defending force 163345 troops, 700 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 2246



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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 110981 troops, 660 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 2246

Defending force 95202 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132


Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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BC's sink small convoy, Japanese sub 03 sunk finally

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/23

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3), hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank [8D]

Allied Ships
DD Mervine
DD Fuller
DD McLanahan
DD Laub

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
AK Himalaya Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
AK India Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BC Repulse
BC Renown
BC Tiger
BC Lion
BC Princess Royal
BC Australia
BC New Zealand
BC Inflexible
DD Versatile
DD Voyager
DD Wakeful
DD Walpole
DD Walrus
DD Warwick
DD Watchman
DD Winchester
DD Windsor
DD Wolsey


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 75970 troops, 432 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132

Defending force 164037 troops, 720 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285



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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 111531 troops, 680 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285

Defending force 95453 troops, 432 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132


Japanese ground losses:
361 casualties reported

Finally the former submarine U-55 (O3) the scourge of the sea bane of the Carpathia is sunk [:)], BC's waste the AK India and AK Himalaya.

[Rysyonok]

> I have found that when I used to use smaller TF's almost all my ships would take damage in a fight but now very few ships will take damage.

Because some ships don't even make it into the firing line. A hint: if the ship's name isn't shown, it's somewhere out in the rear.

> It is probably a bad choice to have these massive TF's because of a loss of bringing more heavy guns to a fight but against the AI its seems to be working [;)] I mix the gun calibers for alot of my TF's because over the course of the campaign I have alot of ships getting repaired.

True - but consider this: a TF with a 14" dreadnought, a 12" dreadnought, and a 10" cruiser will do less damage than a TF with, say, 4 10" cruisers. Your task force leader is always assigned to the best ship present, so when that mixed TF encounters enemy, and 14" shells start flying, your leader is no longer trying to get closer to the enemy, instead remaining at maximum range. So your 12" and 10" guns are doing barely anything. Now, most times it's not noticeable as enemy will try to get closer to you, but say you encountered a troop convoy. Suddenly quantity outweighs quality...

> Almost all the modern British BB's have some sort of damage and also most of the modern U.S. BB's have damage as well. Most of them are sitting in Singapore or Hong Kong getting repairs.

A port can repair up to four or five ships a turn. Pick your priorities - shift the rest to Diamond Harbor, Sydney, Oakland, or even Pearl Harbor. Is your AR where your worst needed ships are?