Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/11/42

IJN TF 13 unloading troops over beach at Koepang
CL Kashii, Shell hits 5
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 11
1592 Japanese casualties reported, Guns lost 6
6 Allied casualties reported

PG Aso Maru, Shell hits 3
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 4
1361 Japanese casualties reported, Guns lost 5

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Day Air missions over Koepang

[font="Tahoma"]Over 300 aircraft sortie from Koepang field as well as bases in Australia:[/font]

Martin 139, B-25C Mitchell harass Japanese 18th Division
22 casualties reported, Guns lost 1

B-17E Fortress B-24D Liberator nail Japanese 2nd Division
118 casualties reported, Guns lost 4

Beaufort V-IX attak AP Ujigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
30 Japanese casualties reported

B-17E Fortress attack TF near Koepang
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Hudson Day Air attack on TF near Koepang
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1

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Japanese Ships ASW attack Allied Sub near Koepang
SS S-38 suffers a hit

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Allied Ground Bombardment attackat Koepang
5 Japanese casualties reported
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[Capt. Harlock]

About time this AAR came back on-line . . . what's Mogami's take on the situation at Koepang?

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

. . . what's Mogami's take on the situation at Koepang?

He's feeling the love.

[mogami]

Hi, I quess Dadman can't bear to post what follows. The sound track is "spank spank spank"  (The game is more then 6 months past his last post) (No just kidding, he is doing alright and is on the offensive now)

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/12/42

Coastal Guns at Koepang firing at IJN TF 13 unloading troops over beach at Koepang

PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 3
Japanese reported 19 casualties

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Day Air attack on Baker Island by B-17E Fortress

Japanese reported 372 casualties, Guns lost 7
Airbase hits 5, Airbase supply hits 7, Runway hits 60
Port fuel hits 1, Port supply hits 2
Japanese 129th IJNAF Base Force reported 171 casualties, Guns lost 1

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Allied Ground Bombardment attackat Koepang

Attacking force 26478 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 73434 troops, 457 guns, 15 vehicles

Japanese reported 146 casualties, Guns lost 2
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[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/13/42

Japanese Sub attack on AK Kentuckian 240nm SSE of Baker Island. 1 Torpedo hits, on fire

Codebreakers identify the culprit as I-24

[font="Arial"]Stupid supply convoy Pearl to Noumea, straying off course...[/font]

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Day Air attack on Koepang by G3M Nell and G4M1 Betty

Allied CAP is 5 P-40E Warhawk

Allies lose 15 aircraft on the ground
Allied reported 33 casualties, Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 3, Airbase supply hits 1, Runway hits 53

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Day Air attack on Koepang by Martin 139 B-25C Mitchell B-17E Fortress

Japanese 2nd Division reported 38 casualties, Guns lost 2
Japanese 18th Division reported 60 casualties

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Day Air attack on Baker Island by B-17E Fortress

Japanese reported 78 casualties, Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 6, Airbase supply hits 7, Runway hits 37
Port supply hits 2

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Japanese Ground forces Shock attack at Koepang

Attacking force 73701 troops, 454 guns, 15 vehicles
Defending force 30340 troops, 210 guns, 81 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5

Japanese reported 2863 casualties Guns lost 27 Vehicles lost 3
Allied reported 459 casualties, Guns lost 9

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Allied Ground Bombardment attack at Koepang

Attacking force 25731 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 70271 troops, 407 guns, 9 vehicles
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[font="Arial"]Ut oh, this is bad when they fart into the wind...

Construction crews are having a difficult time building the fighter base at Ndini:[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Verdana"]Sorry to have let this lag, but life kinda got in the way...[/font]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/14/42

Coastal Guns at Koepang firing at IJN TF unloading troops over beach
Japanese reported 407 casualties

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Koepang ,

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: destroyed
PBY Catalina: destroyed

Allied reported 27 casualties, Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 6, Runway hits 28

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Allied aircraft Day Air attack on Baker Island ,

Japanese reported 51 casualties Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8
Port hits 1

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Allied Ground Bombardment attack at Koepang

Attacking force 26316 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 73420 troops, 428 guns, 9 vehicles
Japanese reported 30 casualties, Guns lost 1[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42

Coastal Guns at Koepang firing on IJN TF 11 unloading troops over beach
Japanese 128 reported casualties

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Japanese aircraft Day Air attack on Koepang ,
Allied aircraft losses 6 destroyed
Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 35

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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Baker Island
Japanese 127 reported casualties Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 30
Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2

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Allied Hudson, B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on Koepang
Japanese 2nd Division reported 6 casualties
Japanese 18th Division reported 18 casualties Guns lost 1
Japanese 56th Division reported 26 casualties
Japanese 56th Division reported 209 casualties Guns lost 10
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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack on, at Baker Island
Japanese 141st IJA Base Force reported 81 casualties Guns lost 2

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Allied B-17E Fortress Day Air attack at 6000 feet on TF, near Koepang
Japanese Ships
AP Unkai Maru #6, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Imizu Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

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Allied Ground Bombardment attack at Koepang
Attacking force 26395 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 73897 troops, 415 guns, 8 vehicles
Japanese reported 12 casualties [/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

OK, so where were we?
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/42[/font]

With all those yummy transports hanging out, I couldn't resist sending the RN BBs in...

2 BBs, 3 CLs, and some DDs fell upon some APs...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang

PG Akitsu Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
PG Busho Maru, Shell hits 41, and is sunk
AP Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Fukusei Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Tsuruga Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Kowa Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Shell hits 1



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Allied Sub Stingray attacks AP Ujigawa Maru 120nm SW of Kendari Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Japanese Day Air attack on Koepang

Runway hits 53

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Allied B-17E Fortress B-24D Liberator Day Air attack on Koepang

Japanese 2nd Division reported 172 casualties Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 1

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Allied B-25C Mitchell Day Air attack on Koepang

Japanese 56th Division reported 99 casualties Guns lost 1

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Allied Bombardment at Koepang
Attacking force 25861 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 74160 troops, 421 guns, 8 vehicles

Japanese reported 22 casualties Guns lost 1[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

With Mog's return to Service there is a stop in our game...

BUT the good news is that being laid off (again if that can be called good news) I have about 7 months of AAR that I have begun to to catch up . .

AND 2 more carrier battles! (God I love those [:D])

So, in between job hunting and another project I'm working on, I'll see if I can catch us up for when Mog is ready to play again.

[mogami]

Hi, Lets see. If Dadman updates 1 month of game per month of real time I'll only have 3 or 4 months to go before I get back.

Actually I plan on having a computer up and running soon so I will be able to resume games or begin new ones. Just don't expect the 12 or 13 turns a day I am capable of when I am at home.

I've been getting the guys in my unit to look at Matrix and pick out games they are interested in so I can put a mass order together.

I really miss playing WITP I have not even booted up the game in very long time. (I didn't bring my copy with me)

But I do hope Dadman catches up our AAR.

[Admiral DadMan]

Soon after that last post, I got a new job, and some other things happened. I have been very naughty to let this go for 9 months...

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/17/42 [/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]An unescorted Transport TF strays too close to Guadalcanal. Bettys out of Lunga ravage the TF 300nm to the SW. Without aircover, the ships are easy pickins’: [/font]

[font="Courier New"]AK Jeff Davis, Torpedo hits 1
AK Willimoto, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Lahaina, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sage Brush, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mahukona, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Makena, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

366 casualties reported, 13 Guns lost [/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Say good bye to most of Briagdier General William G. Steffan’s US Army 26th Field Artillery Brigade…

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60nm SW of Kendari, a strong surface force passes Stingray‘s patrol sector. She gets off a shot at CA Kako as the heavy cruiser passes...

The torpedoes miss, and escorts deliver a savage counter attack. DD Asashio hits Stingray with a deadly close ashcan. Stingray’s crew is able to stop the flooding [/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]A strong surface force approaches Koepang Harbor. The night watch on the bridge of S-41 picks up the group as it approaches and dives to make an approach. LCdr George Michael Holley begins an approach on a Furutaka class cruiser (Kako maybe?), when sonar reports high speed screws approaching. Holley decides that pressing home an attack with this ancient tub is just not worth it and begins to break contact. As S-41 turns to evade, the destroyer drops a pattern of depth charges. None close, but they reaffirm the decision to clear the area.

In the conning tower of S-38, LCdr Wreford Goss “Moon” Chapple listens to a report from his sonar operator about the activity, but short of a suicide run on the surface, can’t get into position for a shot. He counts at least 5 heavies, and at least a dozen cans. He says a silent prayer and is thankful that he is not on that beach tonight…[/font]

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Naval bombardment of Koepang destroys about ½ dozen aircraft.

386 casualties Allied reported, 13 Guns lost
Airbase hits 9, Airbase supply hits 5, Runway hits 203
Port hits 1

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Allied Martin 139 and B-25C Mitchell attack Koepang from Derby
Japanese 2nd Division suffers 7 ground casualties reported

B-24D Liberators then take their turn.
Japanese 2nd Division suffers 17 ground casualties reported and 2 Guns lost

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Martin 139 B-25C Mitchell attack Koepang from Derby
Japanese 18th Division suffers 7 ground casualties reported

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Allied Hudson Day Air attack Koepang from Derby
Japanese 56th Division Japanese suffers 23 ground casualties reported[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/19/42 [/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]A quiet day...[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/20/42

Coastal Guns at Koepang firing on IJN TF 22 unloading troops over beach
Japanese reported 415 casualties

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B-25C Mitchell, Martin 139, B-24D Liberator Day Air attack on at Koepang
Japanese 18th Division reported 87 casualties and 2 Guns lost

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B-17E Fortress Air attack on IJN TF near Koepang

AP Tango Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese reported 63 casualties[/font]

[mogami]

Hi, Still the best musical ever?

[Admiral DadMan]

OMG... Where have you been all my life...

[mogami]

Hi, I could draw you a map but it would take awhile. It took forty years but I finally made E-7

( I lost my nice rougeusmc Mogami sig picture)

[Admiral DadMan]

Excellent. Glad to have you back, in whatever form it is.