WPO Beta AAR: Sprior(IJ) vs Belphegor(Allies) Campaign 1.

[Belphegor]

First forward base preparation force setting off from Mare Island. 1 month after the landings in the PI.

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/22


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Ground combat at Lingayen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41355 troops, 193 guns, 62 vehicles

Defending force 7458 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
394 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
11452 casualties reported
Guns lost 52


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17949 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28291 troops, 201 guns, 42 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13468 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14012 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22222 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17949 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Guns lost 23


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6162 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11594 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles




Lingayen falls! Manila is next...

[Belphegor]

whups, I should have known something was up when those troops sitting outside Clark finally arrived buttoning up the Lingayen defenders. That hurt.

Presence of IJN submarines detected off Australian coast. Australia and New Zealand agree to a combined defence.

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/22

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ASW attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Allied Ships
SS S-14

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Sub attack near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze

Allied Ships
SS S-15


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17703 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28203 troops, 196 guns, 42 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13491 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13976 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Cagayan

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4526 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12761 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22131 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17703 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6173 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11614 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

[Belphegor]

Transports arrive in Singapore and Pearl Harbour with crated aircraft. Annoyed grounds crews try to put them back together but find the instructions are only in Japanese.

"This is going to take a while" one sullen private is heard to say.

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/02/22

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied Ships
SS R-10

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ASW attack near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
DD Kaki
DD Take

Allied Ships
SS S-15

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ASW attack at 47,45

Japanese Ships
DD Kuwa

Allied Ships
SS S-6

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Sub attack at 47,45

Japanese Ships
DD Enoki
DD Tachikaze
DD Hokaze
DD Yukaze
CA Aso

Allied Ships
SS S-6


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17659 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28121 troops, 199 guns, 42 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13469 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13979 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Cagayan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12809 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4144 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21978 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17659 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6184 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11664 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 7



The 1st IJAAF bombers arrive in the PI but, since the fall of Lingayen, are now out of range. Tired engineers pack up their tools and start forward to build another airbase.

[Belphegor]

IJN BBs detected between Wake and Midway! Stay tuned.

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/03/22

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ASW attack at 91,61

Japanese Ships
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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Sub attack at 91,61

Japanese Ships
DD Hishi
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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Sub attack at 91,61

Japanese Ships
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17653 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28027 troops, 199 guns, 42 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13520 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14020 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21942 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17653 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6142 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11663 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[Belphegor]

IJN BBs detected between Wake and Midway! Stay tuned.

False Alarm... enemy ASW TF detected between Wake and Midway!

I know one Sub Commander that has a nice cosy shore posting awaiting him for that little false alarm...

"The ships look really really big in the Periscope..."

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/04/22


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17655 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 34781 troops, 259 guns, 42 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13563 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14002 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21940 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17655 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6022 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11801 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Was it these he saw:

[Belphegor]

ORIGINAL: sprior


Was it these he saw:

Aha! Evildoer, prepare for the righteous galumphing you so necessarily deserve.

First and Third Battle Divisions prepare to receive visitors.

Sub commander vindicated, but still going ashore for such confusing sighting reports.

[sprior]

I hope this is the same bunch of muppets who arrived off Wake a few days ago. We'll see soon!

[sprior]

First Contact

[sprior]

Getting stuck in

[sprior]

AKs to the front!

[sprior]

Round 2

[sprior]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/05/22

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 2
BC Haruna
BB Aki
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 1
CL Hirado
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1
CL Chikuma
CL Chitose
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
CL Tsushima
CL Tsugaru
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
CL Nagara
DD Tsuta
DD Hasu, Shell hits 1
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB Arizona
BB Tennessee
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Mississippi
BB New York
BB Texas, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Charleston
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 6
CL Birmingham
DD Schley, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford
DD Chew
DD Hazelwood
DD Lamberton
DD Radford
DD Ramsay
DD Greer, Shell hits 1
DD Bailey
DD Morris
DD Swasey

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Mutsu
BC Kongo, Shell hits 1
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima
BC Haruna
BB Aki, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Satsuma
CL Hirado
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 5
CL Chikuma
CL Chitose, Shell hits 1
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
CL Tsushima
CL Tsugaru
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
CL Oi, Shell hits 2
CL Nagara
DD Tsuta, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hasu
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Arizona, Shell hits 1
BB Tennessee
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Mississippi
BB New York
BB Texas, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CA Charleston, Shell hits 2
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 2
CL Birmingham
DD Schley, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chew
DD Hazelwood
DD Lamberton, Shell hits 9, on fire
DD Radford
DD Ramsay, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Greer, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey
DD Morris
DD Swasey

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mutsu
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima, on fire
BC Haruna
BB Aki, on fire
BB Satsuma
CL Hirado
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma
CL Chitose
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
CL Tsushima
CL Tsugaru
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
CL Nagara
DD Tsuta, and is sunk
DD Hasu
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
AK Pacific
AK Chatanooga City, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horace Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, on fire
TK L. P. St. Clair, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mutsu
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima, on fire
BC Haruna
BB Aki, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Satsuma
CL Hirado
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma
CL Chitose, Shell hits 1
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
CL Tsushima
CL Tsugaru
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
CL Nagara
DD Hasu
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Arizona
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 3
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico, on fire
BB Mississippi
BB New York
BB Texas, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CA Charleston
CA Brooklyn
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 2
DD Schley
DD Mugford, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chew
DD Hazelwood
DD Lamberton, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Radford
DD Ramsay, on fire
DD Greer, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Morris, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Swasey, Shell hits 1

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ASW attack at 94,61

Japanese Ships
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-15

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TF 73 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 73 troops unloading over beach at Midway, 95,61


40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
MSW Ashikazi Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
DD Sumire, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Coastal Guns at Midway, 95,61, firing at TF 73
1299 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Miyako Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 34, on fire
DD Nadakaze, Shell hits 14, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
2402 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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TF 73 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 73 troops unloading over beach at Midway, 95,61


26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Katoku Maru, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Ashikazi Maru, on fire
DD Nadakaze, on fire

Coastal Guns at Midway, 95,61, firing at TF 73
965 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Shell hits 34, on fire
AP Shoho Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire
AP Shoan Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Ryujo Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
2018 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied Ships
SS R-10


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18310 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 28136 troops, 194 guns, 42 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
1003 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13620 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14040 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22006 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17069 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6012 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11881 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Midway

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2547 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 10181 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
340 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Midway

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9785 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 7925 troops, 53 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
1080 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



Troops land at Midway (at last). Mucho disruption in the landing (none killed I don't think). Still more landing tomorrow.

[sprior]

We're still standing!

[sprior]

The walking wounded

[sprior]

And the rest...