Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Jagdfluger

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/25/41

Adlertag !!! Bataan, Georgetown and a half-dozen bases dotted around Rabaul are attacked. Guam is the only one to hold out. I expect this to have an extremely discouraging effect on Andy's psyche which will give me the impetus I need to carry on the Indian invasion despite the paucity of my resources.

Elan, toujours l'elan.

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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Guam [USA], 63,66


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Colombo [Ceylon], at 11,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 9
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Note the vastly toned down bombardment effects in RHS... No longer does Japan have recourse to nuclear bombardments. I happen to think that they may have gone too far but it is definitely a change for the better compared to stock.

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Day Air attack on Georgetown [Malaya] , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 11
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Georgetown [Malaya] , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 119

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 136

Softening up attacks on the forces at Georgetown.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43
C3N1 Kate x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 102

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
P-35A Hawk x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
P-43A Lancer x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 7 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 12 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 16 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 4 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 7 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 74

Finally KB launches a strike. It is a day late to save the 70+ bombers basing out of Johnston Island but it is, nonetheless, welcome. Over 70 enemy airplanes are destroyed in the air or on the ground.

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Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 24
Ki-21-II Sally x 96

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 58
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 39
A-20B Boston x 4
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E/F Fortress x 18
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 20
B-25C/D Mitchell x 2
P-35A Hawk x 9
P-36A Mohawk x 17
P-39D Airacobra x 22
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-43A Lancer x 4
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 32 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 damaged
P-35A Hawk: 5 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 9 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 17 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 4 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CV Zuikaku

It is worth remembering that the enemy still have teeth. 80 enemy aircraft are destroyed in return for 11 Zeroes and the enemy dive-bombers manage to hit Akagi with two 500lb bombs. Fortunately they hit one of the two carriers which were most likely to be able to shrug off such hits and both bombs bounced from the flight deck. It could, however, have been a very different story.

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 47
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 2
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 2
BB Kirishima

Another smaller strike hits the battleships screening the carriers.

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Day Air attack on TF at 10,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46
A5M4 Claude x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C/D Mitchell x 3
P-43A Lancer x 20
Beaufort VII x 5
Blenheim IV x 3
Buffalo/F2A x 9
Hudson IV x 3
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 3 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 10 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo/F2A: 5 destroyed
Hudson IV: 2 destroyed
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Chuyo [Nitta Maru]
CV Yamato
CVE Unyo [Yawata Maru]
CVE Taiyo

Again fierce air battles mar the skies over Ceylon. Almos a dozen bombers break through the CV TF's CAP but, fortunately, no hits are scored.

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 44
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tsugaru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

A 1000lb bomb pretty much ruins Tsugaru. I am doubtful whether it will be able to make port. This is a pity since Tsugaru is a CML - converted minelayer able to lay 150 mines at a time. This sort of ship is worth its weight in God.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,58


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Taimei Maru, heavy damage
AK Fukkai Maru, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 27
TBD Devastator x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tatuno Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryujin Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK MomoKawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

One TF didn't make it to the cover of the CV TF... and paid the price. Several of these ships will sink. Fortunately they are empty.

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,71

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,58


Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Thames Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 114,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 21

Allied aircraft
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB Nagato
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2

More Dauntlesses break through the CAP, despite being unescorted, and hit my battleships with another six 500 pounders.

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Day Air attack on TF at 10,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 42
A5M4 Claude x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C/D Mitchell x 3
P-43A Lancer x 12
Beaufort VII x 3
Blenheim IV x 3
Buffalo/F2A x 6
Hudson IV x 2
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 7 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed
Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Unyo [Yawata Maru], Bomb hits 1
CVE Chuyo [Nitta Maru], Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

At extreme cost another small Allied raid pushes through my CAP and manages to score some hits. CVE Chuyo has over 50 sys damage, stopping all flight operations and its survival looks doubtful. I was intending to land 6 divisions north of Bombay somewhere but I am going to have to detach a division to land into the guns at Pangrim in order to capture a Level 3 port suitable for docking Chuyo and its priceless fighter and attack groups.

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Day Air attack on TF at 32,71


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2
Martin 139/B-10 x 2


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
P-35A Hawk x 5
P-36A Mohawk x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 2
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tsugaru, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,58


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kinkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Amakusa Maru
AP Tamatsu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35532 troops, 473 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 918

Defending force 8317 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Japanese max assault: 867 - adjusted assault: 442

Allied max defense: 86 - adjusted defense: 53

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Olongapo/Bataan base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
5202 casualties reported
Guns lost 197


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47198 troops, 936 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 1264

Defending force 67598 troops, 1420 guns, 662 vehicles, Assault Value = 2298



Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74043 troops, 891 guns, 1199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2286

Defending force 11272 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 2121 - adjusted assault: 2363

Allied max defense: 169 - adjusted defense: 167

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown [Malaya] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
996 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
23695 casualties reported
Guns lost 224
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17281 troops, 271 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 669

Defending force 11506 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 514


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 51,40

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34342 troops, 544 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 878

Defending force 20593 troops, 341 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1051

Japanese max assault: 1692 - adjusted assault: 308

Allied max defense: 981 - adjusted defense: 257

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3074 casualties reported
Guns lost 57

Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 19


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Ground combat at Trincomalee [Ceylon]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 7139 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 124 - adjusted defense: 253

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


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Buin [Solomons]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 45 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buin [Solomons] base !!!



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Ground combat at Shortlands [SOL]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands [SOL] base !!!



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Ground combat at Finschhafen [NG]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Finschhafen [NG] base !!!



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Ground combat at Tulagi [Solomons]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 37 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi [Solomons] base !!!



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Ground combat at Tassafaronga [SOL]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 41 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tassafaronga [SOL] base !!!



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Ground combat at Lunga [Solomons]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga [Solomons] base !!!



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Ground combat at Guam [USA]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3109 troops, 79 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 1794 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese max assault: 87 - adjusted assault: 41

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 64

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


Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Adlertag worked out pretty well. Almost 30,000 Allied troops have fallen into my hands and Singapore looks certain to fall, it is just a question of time.

[Nemo121]

Akagi takes one of its two 500 pounders from American dive-bombers.

[Nemo121]

And here you can see the situation in Malaysia and Sumatra. Especially note the prepped training ground north of Mersing.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/26/41

Today is a day for all-out attacks. Pearl Harbour hangs in the balance... I have decided to give it 2 more days of attacks. At the end of that time I will either have closed it or I will have no option but to retreat. It is all or nothing today.

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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Guam [USA], 63,66


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 13,26

Japanese Ships
AK Yamakaze Maru

Allied Ships
SS Travancore

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Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
AK Zaandam, Shell hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 61
Ki-21-II Sally x 104

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 52

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 26
C3N1 Kate x 1
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 47
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 96

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
P-35A Hawk x 4
P-36A Mohawk x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 23 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 17 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 4 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 7 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 63

Ouch losses are immense. Fully half of the Vals committed to this alpha strike are destroyed by Pearl's FlAK. Brutal, absolutely brutal! I won't be sending Vals in here again.

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Day Air attack on Kona [Hawaii] , at 115,75


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 9
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E/F Fortress x 27
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 35
B-25C/D Mitchell x 2
P-35A Hawk x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 49

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Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 32nd Field Army , at 47,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 2
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 51,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 20th Field Army , at 51,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,55


Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ryuko Maru
AK Amaho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 11

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Kogyo Maru, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 30,72


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2
Martin 139/B-10 x 2


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Iwaki Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 damaged


Japanese Ships
AK Thames Maru
AP Kaiko Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 6,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 27
B4Y1 Jean x 13
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Merula, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Van Overstaten
AK Merkus, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toradja, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK De Klerk, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Minjak, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

I caught up with another fleeing merchant convoy.

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Day Air attack on TF at 6,24

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK De Klerk, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toradja, on fire, heavy damage
AK Van Overstaten
TK Merula, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Merkus, on fire, heavy damage

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ASW attack at 13,26

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
DD Murakumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
BB Hyuga

Allied Ships
SS Travancore, hits 2


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47237 troops, 935 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1264

Defending force 68033 troops, 1424 guns, 674 vehicles, Assault Value = 2306



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17315 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 670

Defending force 11518 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Vizagapatam [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vizagapatam [India] base !!!

This is just for the purposes of misdirection.



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Ground combat at Madang [NG]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang [NG] base !!!



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Ground combat at Wau [New Guinea]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wau [New Guinea] base !!!



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Ground combat at Lae [New Guinea]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 725 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 33

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

[VSWG]

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Elan, toujours l'elan. [/b]

... said the French general to his soldiers, charging a German machine gun nest in 1914 dressed in blue jackets and red trousers. [:'(]

I'm reading, but can't comment because I'm also following Andy's AAR. Keep it up. [:)]

[Nemo121]

Well I come from the school of thought that those French officers were onto something. They just needed to add a modicum of tactical sense to the mix.
 
As to commenting while reading Andy's AAR... Well, so long as you don't breach the FOW I think it is all fine. I read both sides of several AARs and feel free to comment in them - but take care not to breach FOW.

[okonumiyaki]

Wow - while I have reservations about the internal consistency of the mod (check out Iron Storm for a well done alternate history mod, basically Operation Matador and a BB focus) it certainly has been entertaining!
 
Hmm, maybe a "hell in the pacific" version would be fun (giving Japanese enough to guarantee Hawaii and others, but then assuming the USA, and a lesser extent UK, make PTO the focus)

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/27/41

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Sub attack near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AK Tenyo Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 13,26

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
DD Asagiri
DD Murakumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
BB Yamashiro

Allied Ships
SS Travancore

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Sub attack near Banyuwangi [Java] at 24,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
AGP Serdang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Albatros

I didn't even know what an AGP was, I had to ask Andy. Seemingly it allows the reloading of torpedoes in a PT boat... a good ship to kill then.

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Coastal Guns at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70


29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported

Makassar is invaded. A slow mopping up of Borneo and suchlike will now occur.

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Coastal Guns at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70


Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 30

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 29
Ki-48-I Lily x 58
Ki-21-II Sally x 103

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 23

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 5
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 188
Ki-21-II Sally x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 36
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
C3N1 Kate x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 101

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 4 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 4 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 63

What happened here? No enemy fighters rise to contest my attack and a large number of enemy bombers are destroyed on the ground... Have I passed the tipping point without noticing it?

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 23

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 61
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 3
P-43A Lancer x 18
Buffalo/F2A x 6
Wirraway CA-1 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 17 destroyed
Buffalo/F2A: 5 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Chiyoda

Despite being so heavily outnumbered several Allied torpedo bombers still make it through and manage to launch torpedoes at one of my CVLs.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 10

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tatibana Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamatsu Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, Torpedo hits 1

Hmm, it looks like the merchant ships I thought were lurking at Trivandrum is actually a Royal Navy battleforce. I hope they attack. I'd love to destroy them on the open oceans. Probably they will just run though.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Makassar [Celebes] at 30,70


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2
Martin 139/B-10 x 3


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Fukkai Maru, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Kogyo Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 27
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 39

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Tulagi, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Orungal, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

And the most potent strike hits the enemy APs which were too slow to escape no matter what happened. Wonderful [8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
B4Y1 Jean x 5
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Looks like Dauntless is a goner. I'd love to know what other surface strike-capable forces are there.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47280 troops, 934 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265

Defending force 68207 troops, 1423 guns, 676 vehicles, Assault Value = 2313

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied AV at Manilla continues to increase. I'm going to swap in and out some forces so as to keep them bottled up with the smallest force possible and will then ship out the three divisions I'll be able to free up to DEI and India.

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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17428 troops, 270 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 592

Defending force 11565 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 519



Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Guam [USA]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3518 troops, 83 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 1711 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 286 - adjusted assault: 119

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 49

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam [USA] base !!!

I'm glad of this. It was, frankly, getting a bit embarrassing.


Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2024 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at 23,49

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2097 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Defending force 1475 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied max assault: 70 - adjusted assault: 13

Japanese max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1



Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Makassar [Celebes]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 537 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 4275 troops, 82 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 220


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



Okonumiyaki,

Well Andy and I actually discussed Iron Storm when we were hammering out the details of this mod. It was his feeling ( and my remembrance from reading the single AAR of that mod) that the Japanese advance was stalled very quickly due to the fact that the Allies were given their "goodies" pretty much from the start. This is one of the reasons that I decided to front-load the goodies for Japan but wait till late 42 and 43 to give the Allies their goodies. Otherwise I was worried that the Japanese would just be halted in place.

One thing I would say though is that ( and Andy is good at this) one must differentiate between the effect the mod has on this game and the effect playing me in a free for all game has. When I've AARed other non-WITP games I'd say that it was often noted that I was able to maintain offensive momentum ( and conduct deep strikes) with forces that others would consider spent and with non-existent margins which would force most others to cancel their operations. As such the Indian maskirovka was really shocking and something Andy has focussed on massively ( precisely as I intended) but if you look at it Trincomalee hasn't fallen and it isn't even in danger of falling. I will get an Indian mainland base long before Trincomalee falls. Andy is still too psychologically shocked by that strike to see that its only decisive effect has been the destruction of the Royal Air Force - something which he had a choice in.


As to the Allies making the PT the focus... Well, I think that happens in this mod. The Allies get about 6 extra infantry divisions, several hundred additional fighters, Corsairs on carriers from January 43, P51s from September 42 and hordes of additional BBs, CAs, extremely potent CA and CL upgrades. From January 1943 the Japanese player is going to be facing an Allied player who gets 450 front-line fighters ( 170 Hellcats, 60 CV-capable Corsairs, 120 non-CV capable Corsairs, 30 to 50 P-51s, about 40 P-38s, 40 or so P-40Es and a gaggle of Spits and Hurris) per month. Again, the balance exists NOT in the first month of the war but over the course of the war. The only major advantage over stock on December 7th is that the Japanese have about 100 extra Zeroes and 2 extra infantry divisions. I have tried to make it so that the Japanese get access to more "goodies" at a measured pace throughout the first year of war but that on 1st January 1943 the balance changes back very quickly with Corsairs and vast numbers flowing to the Allied squadrons.

Still though it is true that the only way we'll be able to figure out the true balance is in the playing of the game. It is possible I've gotten it wrong but both of us independently assessed the mod before playing it and came to almost exactly the same conclusion as to when and how the balance will change throughout the game. Essentially from January 43 the balance shifts in favour of the Allies with Japan really only being capable of defensive actions from that time onward. The balance goes more in the Allies favour throughout 1943 before being pegged back a bit in the beginning of 44, increasing again throughout 44 until, again, in 45 being pegged back by the appearance on the scene of a new generation of dedicated kamikaze weapons. I intend to engage in a fully formed and fully prepared kamikaze war from the first moment possible... I believe that under RHS A2A combat in which leakers are almost guaranteed kamikazes, particularly the Ki-115 sabre, could prove truly devastating.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/41

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Coastal Guns at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Makassar [Celebes], 30,70


4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported

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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DMS Zane, Shell hits 7, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Naval bombardment of Hilo [Hawaii], at 116,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Cassin, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Schley, Shell hits 8, on fire
BB Nevada, Shell hits 2
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 4
DD Dale, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

This is a bad move on Andy's part. Obviously whatever he sends to Hilo at this stage will represent his maximal effort. Since this maximal effort is only 4 DDs and 1 BB it is a force my battleline can face down with little risk. As such I will commit the battleline to a surface raid of Pearl Harbour. I am unsure as to whether or not the guns at PH will fire on any Japanese ships entering the hex or not so this could prove a painfully costly experience. Still, c'est la guerre.

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-21-II Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 11

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 27
Ki-48-I Lily x 60
Ki-21-II Sally x 104

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75/P-36: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49


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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 205
Ki-21-II Sally x 57

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Well, it looks like PH has some life left in it yet. 28 Zeroes escort 81 bombers to PH and meet 50 enemy fighters. The motto, never fight a Zero from below proves apt, yet again, and most of the enemy CAP is destroyed at negligible cost as the bombers continue on to further reduce PH's offensive capability.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28
C3N1 Kate x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 81

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
P-35A Hawk x 6
P-36A Mohawk x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 10 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 6 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 6 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 3 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 43

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
P-35A Hawk x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 damaged
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD MacDonough

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Day Air attack on TF at 9,18

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
B4Y1 Jean x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Van Overstaten

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Day Air attack on TF at 9,18

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Van Overstaten, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47253 troops, 935 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1289

Defending force 68326 troops, 1423 guns, 678 vehicles, Assault Value = 2316



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17538 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Defending force 11526 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 23,49

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2000 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 1474 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied max assault: 32 - adjusted assault: 1

Japanese max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 9


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Ground combat at Vizagapatam [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2251 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 198 - adjusted assault: 97

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Vizagapatam [India] base !!!

Just a bit more harrassment. After receiving the turn Andy has objected to these nuisance parachute drops so I've undertaken to stop them for now... He really does seem to have very constrained views as to what should happen, how and when. Real life just isn't like that. You can't say that an enemy commander's decisions were "unfair". If he has the capability and you don't prevent him exploiting it then he will be victorious and you will lose ( or more probably just be dead). Still, since these are just nuisance raids I'll stop them rather than upset Andy further.



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Ground combat at Makassar [Celebes]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 537 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 4921 troops, 84 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 226



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Ground combat at Trivandrum [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 600 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 6

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



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The next three paraborne raids are simply conducted so as to prevent the Allies from Makassar retreating into the jungle. I want to destroy them where they stand rather than wasting time in the jungle.


Ground combat at Makale/Papolo [CLB]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makale/Papolo [CLB] base !!!



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Ground combat at Pinrang [Celebes]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pinrang [Celebes] base !!!



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Ground combat at Tomini [Celebes]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tomini [Celebes] base !!!

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/41

This is the first sub-10Kb combatreport we've had so far in this game.

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-21-II Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1


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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 28
Ki-48-I Lily x 61
Ki-21-II Sally x 102

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina/PBV/PBY: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 50

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 7
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 202
Ki-21-II Sally x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 36
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 57,99

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Cairns
AK Dona Nati
AK Dumaguete

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
P-35A Hawk x 14
P-36A Mohawk x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 9
P-43A Lancer x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 5 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD MacDonough
DD Worden, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Enemy fighters at PH continue to suffer horrific losses. His pilot experience must just be atrociously low. I can't think of any other reason for them to be performing so poorly.

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Day Air attack on TF at 57,99

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Barossa
AK Both

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hyuga
BB Yamashiro
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Murakumo
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
AK Zaandam, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47260 troops, 936 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1271

Defending force 68380 troops, 1425 guns, 679 vehicles, Assault Value = 2316



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Makassar [Celebes]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5004 troops, 88 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Defending force 1061 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese max assault: 408 - adjusted assault: 265

Allied max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 66 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar [Celebes] base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139/B-10: 6 destroyed
Brewster 339D/F2A: 7 destroyed
T-IVa: 1 destroyed

Why on earth were these planes still here? I always wait ages to rest and recuperate before taking a base so there was plenty of time to fly these valuable planes and squadrons out.

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1567 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

My next ground target will be Timor. Paras will land at Dili tomorrow to ensure that troops kicked out of the bases on either extremity of the island will surrender rather than sit around in the jungle ad nauseum.

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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17603 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 596

Defending force 11556 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Cochin [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1321 troops, 35 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 71 - adjusted defense: 42

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


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/30/41

Today was another day that drove Andy to distraction. He sounds incredibly pissed off about the result of the fighting at Pearl Harbour but, to be honest, if you try to sneak ships into a port like that then one has to expect them to be attacked. I do think that unloading while docked should be allowed for BOTH sides but so long as it isn't allowed for Japan then it shouldn't be allowed for the Allies either. I've read nothing to say that Japan unloaded its ships in a manner completely different from the Allies.

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TF 10 encounters mine field at Pearl Harbor [Oahu] (114,72)

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Oite
DD Mochizuki, Mine hits 1, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Steel Seafarer, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

It seems Andy has been sneaking reinforcements in in single ship TFs.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Mercury, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Idaho, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Kahuku, Shell hits 57, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
PT -46, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT -47
PT -48

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Steel Exporter, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Julia Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Shell hits 75, and is sunk
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
DD Cassin, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
DMS Zane, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
DD Dale, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Shooting Star, Shell hits 36, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire
BB Kirishima
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, and is sunk
DD Oite

Allied Ships
AK Aldebaran, Shell hits 35, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Fully 16 enemy ships were sunk overnight including the Battleship Nevada. Not bad. Mochizuki looks certain to sink and one of my BBs took a couple of 16 inch shells and has system damage of almost 50. Japanese BBs are unbelievably fragile. The Nevada took over 40 16 inch shell hits before succumbing. I wish I had a few ships like it in my battleline.

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 28
Ki-48-I Lily x 32
Ki-21-II Sally x 101

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Runway hits 26
Port hits 2

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 142
Ki-21-II Sally x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 8
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 35
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 75

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
P-35A Hawk x 12
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 22
P-40E Warhawk x 8
P-43A Lancer x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 7 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 12 destroyed, 4 damaged

A very costly strike but, again, quite succesful. I am definitely going to hang around until Hilo reaches Level 2 in a couple of days. I have 100 Lillys ready to fly in on the day that happens to take over reduction duties.

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-35A Hawk: 10 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 12 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 4 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 23
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 46

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
P-35A Hawk x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
P-43A Lancer x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 7 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 4

I ordered in the Nells and Bettys again as this was another alpha strike. The results of the day have decided me to stick around. In the past week the Allies have lost over 1000 planes, the majority of them around Hawaii. I believe Andy's back is now broken and it is only a matter of time before he starts pulling out his forces. He hasn't been able to mount a bomber raid for some days and my recon tells me it is probably due to excessive runway damage.

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Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on RAF No. 109 Base Force, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 46
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,57


Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Higari Maru
AK Kakuzan Maru
AK Shinyo Maru #5

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,15

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 63
A5M4 Claude x 14

Allied aircraft
T-IVa x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T-IVa: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CLAA Nemo-san, Torpedo hits 1

Well, well, well!!! My CLAA takes a torpedo hit from the Stringbags. It manages to destroy both of them but they still get the job done. Not bad. Fortunately system damage is under 20 so Nemo-san can stay on station.

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,57


Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.10, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hidaka Maru
AK Hozan Maru #5

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 27
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
P-35A Hawk x 6
P-36A Mohawk x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 6
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Boreas, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
P-35A Hawk x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Nebraskan

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Coastal Guns at Pangim [India], 16,14, firing at TF 18
TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Pangim [India], 16,14


426 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DE Hasu, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yasushima Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Yamaoka Maru
AK Yamamichi Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toun Maru

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported

I am landing a division at Pangim to take the level 3 port there to provide a port for my damaged CVE. At the very least I want to get the squadrons off the ship before it sinks but, ideally, I'd also like to save the ship. System and flotation damage are both in the low 70s and it has at least 4 or 5 days of travel before it reaches Pangim so things don't look good but one has to try.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47283 troops, 934 guns, 236 vehicles, Assault Value = 1273

Defending force 68698 troops, 1426 guns, 684 vehicles, Assault Value = 2327



Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17690 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 603

Defending force 11537 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuala [Sumatra]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2776 troops, 0 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 908 troops, 13 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese max assault: 166 - adjusted assault: 64

Allied max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Miri [Sarawak]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 500 troops, 4 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 19 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri [Sarawak] base !!!



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Ground combat at Pangim [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2398 troops, 29 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 3260 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dili [Port Timor]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili [Port Timor] base !!!

Paraborne assault preparing for the attack on Koepang.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41

A quiet day to finish off the year.

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Coastal Guns at Pangim [India], 16,14, firing at TF 18
TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Pangim [India], 16,14


336 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Yutaka Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Yamaoka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Yamamichi Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyokawa Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
390 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Coastal Guns at Pangim [India], 16,14, firing at TF 18
TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Pangim [India], 16,14


240 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Yutaka Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
AK Yamamichi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyosaka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

8 ships are unloading this division. The division wasn't combat-loaded onto small transports as it wasn't planned to be using it for an assault but the damage to the Chuyo necessitates improvisation. I expect to lose all 8 transports and the DE escorting them to the coastal defences at Pangim, a few 9.2 inch guns and a dozen 6 inch guns. Truly lethal !

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TF 10 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74)

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-5

Allied Ships
AK Aroostook, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1


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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 30
Ki-48-I Lily x 59
Ki-21-II Sally x 99

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 89

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
P-35A Hawk x 5
P-36A Mohawk x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-43A Lancer x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 3 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 33

These attacks are costly but I haven't seen any offensive moves out of PH in days now. I really think I've won this. My only fear now is that Andy might send the US CVs in to try to nab KB in a coup de main. That is what I would do if the situations were reversed. I don't think he is ruthless enough to order that though.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 12
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
P-35A Hawk x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
P-43A Lancer x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

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Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Teloekbetoeng [SM] at 19,58


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Higari Maru
AK Hirota Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Hidaka Maru

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Teloekbetoeng [SM], 19,58


Japanese ground losses:
285 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47439 troops, 935 guns, 236 vehicles, Assault Value = 1554

Defending force 69093 troops, 1430 guns, 693 vehicles, Assault Value = 2335



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17703 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 605

Defending force 11567 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 517



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kuala [Sumatra]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2678 troops, 0 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 851 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 146

Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala [Sumatra] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Pangim [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2408 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 7652 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


And this takes us to year's end. I'll be posting analysis of the first month later on tonight. Essentially though Andy's acceptance of the maskirovka at ceylon and his willingness to commit to PH have made it the bloodiest first month I've ever had in a PBEM - and many multiples bloodier than any first month I've ever seen in any other player's AAR. No wonder Andy is reeling. I tend to be more used to massive losses as, in Soviet doctrine, that's just the price you pay for your momentum and there's nothing wrong with massive casualties so long as you result is commensurate with the losses.

[Nemo121]

Well here's the Intelligence screen on the 1st January 1942. The main things which immediately leap out at one are the heavy Allied losses in all categories.

The Allies have lost 339 ships, 2298 planes and 2463 army loss points. However Japanese aerial losses have also been extremely heavy with 1,224 planes being destroyed, mostly in the air. In fact if one removes the planes destroyed on the ground the Allies have only lost 300 more airframes + pilots than the Japanese. This is a crucial point.

In the air the Japanese have managed to shoot down slightly more than 2.5 Allied planes for each plane they have lost but still, overall, are falling below a 2:1 exchange rate.

In terms of shipping Japan is doing better with an almost 11:1 exchange rate in terms of hulls and over 13 to 1 in terms of points.

The really outstanding area, however, is the army loss point ratio. I am much better at ground combat than I am at naval or aerial combat and that shows in the very low Japanese losses during this initial phase of operations. Obviously, losses will climb as Allied resistance strengthens but the low losses this month mean that I have succesfully preserved my force for operations in India, a key goal.

[Nemo121]

And here's a short summary of the ships lost. I haven't included a few ARs, AVDs and AVs the Allies have lost ( and one AGP).

Of note: 21 of the subs were sunk in Manilla harbour but 7 were sunk in the high seas by my ASW ship and air effort ( which has been intensive if largely undocumented). I'm pretty pleased to have sunk 7 subs in about 24 days at sea.

[Nemo121]

Below you see a listing of the top Japanese pilots. I noticed a few interesting things while going through this list:

a) While the number of WIA and MIA pilots is distributed fairly evenly throughout the number of pilots with kills the only three KIA pilots in the list are all in the top 15 pilots.

b) Note how well the Rufes have done. The top three Rufes have accounte for 29 planes all by themselves. To put this into perspective one has to bear in mind that only 9 Rufes have been actively engaged in combat. So, early on the Rufes really are extremely effective. I realised this early on in the month and immediately doubled my monthly output of Rufes as I think they ought to be able to provide highly effective CAP for undeveloped bases - an important consideration as I slowly move on Noumea and Australia.

c) WiTP models the 90/10 split pretty well. This is pretty much the theory that most things in the world can be divided up into a 90/10 ratio plus inverse. What does that mean in war? Well it means that 10% of the pilots probably get 90% of the kills. My top ten pilots account for 128 kills which is extremely close to 10% of the 1290 air to air kills I've scored so far. I think that's an extremely interesting finding.


Which plane types have shot down enemy planes and how succesful have they been?

A5M4 - 5 kills spread between 5 pilots.

A6M2 - Hordes of kills with 80 Zero pilots being experten already.

Rufes: 4 out of the 9 starting Rufe pilots have scored kills. In total my Rufes have accounted for 32 enemy planes so far.

Nells: 3 Nells have accounted for 4 enemy planes. WO Kurakane of G2 Dai Chitose Kokutai has managed to shoot down two enemy fighters. Not bad.

Bettys: Bettys have accounted for 7 enemy planes.

Mavises have 3 kills.

Ki-43s: 7 kills spread between 4 pilots. To be fair though I've held the Ki-43s in reserve preferring to use my Zeroes at the point of the spear and my Oscars to secure the hafting.

Ki-44s: 2 measly kills. I am very disappointed in this plane. Because of how poorly this plane has performed I have been pouring supplies and HI into expanding Ki-109 production. I expect the Ki-109 to be a really nasty beast for the Allies right up to mid-43.


Comparison of Ki-109 vs A6M2.
Speed: Ki-109 has superior maximum speed 348 vs 331 and slightly poorer cruise speed 205 vs 207.

Climb rate: Ki-109 has superior climb rate of 2982 vs 2642 for the Zero.

Manoeuvre: Ki-109 wins again. 30 vs 28.

Durability: Ki-109 wins again. 12 vs 10.

Armour: Ki-109 wins again. 1 vs 0.

Gun power: Both are armed with 2 cannons and 2 MGs and have a firepower rating of 16.

Bombload: Ki-109 carries a single 250Kg bomb while the Zero carries 2 x 60 Kg bombs.

Range: Zero wins hands down. It has a range of 11 hexes. The Ki-109 has a maximum range of 3 hexes.

Carrier capability: Ki-109 is not carrier-capable while the A6M2 is.


So, essentially, the A6M2 is being built to provide long-range escort capability throughout the war and carrier-capable fighters during the first 18 months of the war while the Ki-109 is going to be used to support the fighting in China and the Soviet Union and provide CAP for my bases.

My goal is to build up to a monthly prouction of 240 A6M2s per month and 150 Ki-109s per month. I will use the Ki-109s to fill out my squadrons and fight as much as possible while building up as large a reserve of A6M2s as possible. Once the A6M2 auto-upgrades in mid-43 I won't be able to build anymore and I think I'm going to need long-range escorts throughout the entire war, particularly when kamikaze strikes really get going. If I can keep losses to an average of 100 per month I could build a reserve of close to 3,000 planes by mid-43 and that ought to be sufficient to see me through the next two years.

[Nemo121]

Here's a current front-line trace.

As you can see the Japanese advance has left quite a lot of Allied bases uncaptured in its wake. As my reinforcements make for the front they are going to land and mop up these bases.

In addition I have 6 divisions onboard ship off the coast of India plus 2 more in Ceylon and will be landing there soon with another 9 division-equivalents ( including the tank Brigades) ready to transfer once Singapore falls.

I'm betting that 18 divisions plus complete aerial and naval supremacy should be sufficient to eliminate resistance in India quite quickly.


Now, a little critique.

I think that the main thing I've noticed in the first month is that Andy has failed to pressurise my forces in China and the Soviet Union sufficiently.

In the air the loss of 20 or 30 more planes and the need to station a Zero unit or two in Kwantung would have been enough to derail my invasion of Hawaii. This was well within Andy's capabilities but he chose not to do this. Andy has spoken to me of an overpowered Japan but, honestly, I feel that:
a) much of the issue is due to my play style and not actually any overpowering of Japan. I hit deep weakness hard and fast and that's always difficult to defend against.
b) that he hasn't made enough of his advantages in this mod. There is a reason the Soviet Union is active and some of Japan's early strengthening is done precisely because the Soviet Union can go active in December 41 and mount border raids, air raids and sub attacks etc.

This failure to press me in China and the Soviet Union has allowed me to divert really significant aerial and ground forces. For example, I have no fighters or bombers in Kwantung ( except for a couple of training squadrons sitting in Pyongyang going to class every day) and have robbed 4 divisions of infantry which are on their way to India. Similarly China is in the process of being pilfered as the Chinese there are incredibly quiescent.

Even the DEI is unbelievably quiet. I was worried that Merak might be counter-attacked but Andy isn't doing anything. He isn't even pressing attacks home against Kendari. I haven't had to face a single bomber raid on my actual bases there. Just how quiet things are can be gauged by the fact that the totality of my fighter force in the DEI comprises just 12 Tojos.


The small riposte at Port Moresby was well calculated but apart from that the Allies haven't tried taking the offensive anywhere. Andy is running a very careful, unaggressive campaign so far and while that is preserving his force for the great defensive battles he is waging it is also true that it is allowing me to concentrate maximal force at these points of contact and win these battles. I think that if he were to just split 20% of the force he is losing in these battles and use it offensively elsewhere that he would gain great advantage... and with the Soviet and Chinese forces he wouldn't even need to divert any forces, the are all already there doing nothing. All he has to do is give them attack orders and they will begin drawing off my planes, pilots and troops and weakening the spear tip.

So, really I think the main problem Andy has is that he isn't tying down any of my forces in subsidiary theatres and therefore he is facing the full, might of my best forces at the spear tip and, inevitably, losing. He needs to begin trying to tie down forces in subsidiary theatres or I will continue freeing up forces from China and Kwantung and over-run India, Northern Oz and Alaska over the next few months. If he doesn't do this then, yes, he will face overwhelming forces but it'll be his own fault for not tieing them down elsewhere, IMO.

Even now I'm in a much better defensive position in China and the Kwantung area than I was just 3 weeks ago because I'm upgrading from Nates to Ki-109s ( which are infinitely better fighters) and I've gotten to shuffle my forces around and begin building the fortifications I need. Again, China and the Soviet Union are golden opportunities to tie down massive portions of the Japanese Army and Air Force respectively. If the Allied player doesn't use these regions to fulfill those roles then, yes, he is going to face a steamroller but, IMO, it is his own fault for not doing so.

[Nemo121]

Well, unfortunately, it looks like this game might be over. We got to January 5th before I landed somewhere north of Bombay Andy hadn't realised I could land... thus unhinging his entire defensive line ( which was my intent). Following discussions I agreed to go back a day and land elsewhere instead as I wanted him to feel he had as good a chance of defending India as he was going to get given the overall situation. He then commented that he thought he had a chance of holding India.

I responded that he didn't have a chance because the entire SAA ( 16 division equivalents) plus a few division I'd freed from China and Kwantung were heading for India. Now, the only reason I am able to send such a large force to India is because:
a) he has been remarkably quiescent in the DEI, allowing me to run riot with just 200 AV worth of troops.
b) he hasn't counter-attacked anywhere in the Aleutians or deep South Pacific or PM - If he counter-attacked with just a division he could take everything I've taken ( except Hilo)
c) He hasn't threatened any of my holdings in China or Kwantung... there's a reason China and the Soviet Union are active. Allied players MUST use them to tie down Japanese forces and prevent them being transferred elsewhere.
d) A combination of the above has allowed me to thin my garrisons massively and send everything not tied down to India. I view this as simply good strategy.


We've spoken and I think he is right in that the sort of bypassing, deep strike game I play isn't to his tastes and that, therefore he won't enjoy this sort of game... and I don't want to force an honourable opponent to play a game they won't enjoy... and I want to be clear that Andy is a very honourable opponent and I'd highly recommend him to anyone seeking a more historical game.


In any case he has said he wishes to end the game.
I have offered to swap sides and play on as the Allies as I really don't think the situation is anywhere near as hopeless as he feels. He has refused this as he doesn't really dig Japan.
I have asked him to reconsider and am awaiting a response.
If he doesn't want to continue would anyone else want to take over? At this stage I just can't face doing another turn 1 and whenever I do one I end up being given out to for making it "too devastating" or somesuch... Hell, war plans are supposed to be devastating, that's their raison d'etre.


So, anyways, if anyone feels like they would enjoy a relatively freeform game starting from 1st January 42 let me know. This all awaits Andy giving his OK on releasing the password etc. My ONLY condition for any Allied player (or team of players) wanting to step in is that they "know what they're getting into". I'm open to discussing new house rules etc also.

[Nemo121]

Well, after a significant bit of down time while a new opponent was found to step into Andy's shoes and for that opponent to get up to speed with the situation we are on the cusp of recommencing the game from 1st January 1942. Jagdfluger has agreed to take up the mantle and we should exchange the first turns over the next few days.

So far it looks like the only significant change in house rules is that ground war in the Soviet Union will no longer be forbidden until 1st January 1943. We have agreed to a week for redeployment purposes and then either side can kick off a ground war in Manchuria/Soviet Union. What this, in effect, means is that I will be facing a Soviet offensive from 8th January 1942 [:D]. I also expect to face a resurrgent China and ground offensives in that area.

Of note: I advised my opponent to fully read this AAR before agreeing to take on the game so he knows my plans and dispositions and will, undoubtedly, use this knowledge to maximise the effectiveness of his dispositions. This is entirely within the parameters of our agreement. I expect and hope he will do everything possible to maximise his chances within the rather wide parameters of our game.... in my other PBEM my opponent is using Soviet fighters and pilots to defend Port Moresby and India even before the Soviet Union and Japan are at war... although obviously we are using the fiction that these Soviet pilots and planes are members of "volunteer squadrons" just as happened in Spain, Korea, Vietnam etc.

So, since I haven't seen any real mentions about his style I thought I'd ask if anyone who had played him had any insights?

[Andy Mac]

Good luck I hope the Russian Hordes roll accross SEA and destroy the Japanese defenders as I suspect most of them are en route to India !!!!

[Nemo121]

*chuckle* Umm, thanks? [8D]
 
It'll be interesting  to say the least... Obviously though one strategem would be to give up Manchuria, hold out on the Chinese border ( with those lovely urban hexes) and then just amphibious land behind the new Soviet front, cutting their LCUs off from supplies and gaining an easy victory over the rest of the Soviet Union. A variation of this is being used to remove 15 Field Armies from Jutland13's order of battle in my other PBEM and I expect it would be succesful here. Nothing leads people into unwise, headlong advance more succesfully than success.... very few ever question whether their sucesses are too easy, they just happily accept the result.
 
So, perhaps Soviet forces rolling forward throughout Manchuria and Korea and into China would be precisely the worst thing that could happen for the Soviets? [;)]