OPERATION PACIFIC: Przemcio231(J) vs Spruance(A)

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 1-30-42


DEI:

Japanese assault forces storm ashore at Palembang but run into a minefield:

TF 86 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55


Japanese Ships
AP Fusemi Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 86
32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Kaishi Maru

Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Meanwhile, Allied naval bombers at Batavia work over the IJN carrier TF:

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 11
Martin 139 x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 12
B-26B Marauder x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 3
CV Zuikaku
CA Myoko
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro


CBI:

2 SEAC Chinese divisions reach Myitkyina just as the IJA launched their first attack on the city. Myitkyina holds but just barely:

Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21374 troops, 223 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 7096 troops, 71 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
727 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 1-31-42


DEI:

Naval bombers from Batavia pummel IJN CVLs in the Java Sea:

Day Air attack on TF at 23,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 21
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 12
B-26B Marauder x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
T.IVa: 3 damaged
Martin 139: 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kashii, Bomb hits 1
CVL Ryujo
CVL Shoho

All 4 bomb hits on CVL Zuiho are penetrating and one is a critical hit as an ammo explosion occurs....I doubt that she will see port again.


Next the Batavia based bombers work over the invasion transports off Palembang:

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Buffalo I x 2
Martin 139 x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 5
B-26B Marauder x 20


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Meiu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Mexico Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Koshu Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Midori Maru

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 21,55


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Teiun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Martin 139 x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 12
B-26B Marauder x 19


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Mexico Maru
AP Midori Maru
AP Kaishi Maru
AP Koshu Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Fusemi Maru
AP Hakozake Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Meiu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

7.000 Japanese troops swarm ashore at Palembang but their assault is repulsed:

Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7758 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3203 troops, 47 guns, 4 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[1275psi]

ORIGINAL: TokyoBoyTensai


Perhaps poor Przemcio bit off a little more than he can chew with the veteran AdmSpruance. I like the Rolling Thunder campaign so early in the war. [:)]

I am soooooooooooo glad reading this that I chickened out playing the Admiral -he is too good for me[8|]

[wild_Willie2]

I am soooooooooooo glad reading this that I chickened out playing the Admiral -he is too good for me

I already told Przemcio that his setup would end in a small disaster, he is just spread to thin... I rather have the SRA fall easy through overwelming force and have to fight in the south pacific, than take the south pacific with ease in the first month and have to struggle in the SRA...

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 2-2-42


DEI:

Allied naval bombers from Batavia continue to work over IJN transports off Palembang:

Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 21,55


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Buffalo I x 4
Martin 139 x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 9
B-26B Marauder x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kaishi Maru
AP Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Fusemi Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hakozake Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Meiu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Midori Maru

Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 21,55


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Buffalo I x 15
T.IVa x 4
Martin 139 x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 23
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
B-26B Marauder x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Hakozake Maru, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Meiu Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

5 IJN APs sink today but Palembang surrenders anyway:

Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12054 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2960 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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PI:

Allied garrison at Manila continues to hold out defiantly:

Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6928 troops, 241 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 76286 troops, 622 guns, 89 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Guns lost 3



MALAYA:

Fortress Singapore is doing just fine as the Japanese attempt to reinforce their pathetic seige force:

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39003 troops, 195 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 57323 troops, 465 guns, 16 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported


CBI:

More SEAC Chinese divisions reach Myitykyina just in time as the IJA SS Imperial Guards Division and friends attempt another futile frontal assault:

Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18150 troops, 152 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 12894 troops, 112 guns, 4 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
902 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


NEW GUINEA:

Port Moresby barely holds out for another day:

Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22563 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3645 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[wild_Willie2]

The jap carriers arround the SRA al al but spend, are you planning on bringing extra troops from India to Java now you have controll of that area for the next few weeks (until the rest of the KB returns) ???.

Why not sneek in some SBD squadrons from your carriers, you aren't going to use those in the next 6 months anyway. You can retreat those SBD's back to darwin if the area gets TO hot. Think about hitting those 4 KB carriers at PM with your own carriers (if they are in the area). You have a good chance of sinking 1-2 of them for 2 of you own...

[racndoc]

wild_Willie....Thanks for your comments. As a matter of principle I wont commit US Pacific Fleet assets west of Port Moresby until my counteroffensive starts in 1943. Good idea about the SBDs though....100 of those in Java and KB could take a beating.

As for the USN CVs, Sara and Lex just completed covering a massive reinforcement of New Caledonia....2 divisions, engineers, aviation personel and 150 fighters. Sara and Lex have been steaming all over the Pacific since 12/7/41 and are due to return to the US west coast for maintenance and their March 1st upgrades.

As for the SEAC units....India based units ALL stay in India. I wont even send them to Burma(until 1943).



SITUATION REPORT: 2-4-42


An already bad IJN CVL situation gets worse as SS O-21 puts a fish in CVL Ryujo.


NEW GUINEA:

Port Moresby is captured.


DEI:

Palembang finally falls to Japan but appears to be isolated as ALL IJN forces evacuate the Java Sea and western South China Sea.


PI:

Japan suffers horrific casualties at Manila in another disasterous frontal assault:

Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 116390 troops, 729 guns, 600 vehicles

Defending force 76818 troops, 654 guns, 97 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
5745 casualties reported
Guns lost 68
Vehicles lost 23

Allied ground losses:
1398 casualties reported
Guns lost 65
Vehicles lost 2


CBI:

SEAC fights desperately to keep the Burma Road open as 8 Chinese divisions take on 3 IJA divisions at <Myitkyina and Lashio:

Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 38469 troops, 342 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14965 troops, 106 guns, 4 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
1151 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 2-7-42


DEI:

A large Japanese transport TF enters Palembang harbor without any CAP. The Allies hit the transports with PTs by night and naval bombers by day:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, on fire
AP Ayato Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daifuku Maru
AP Hokuriku Maru
AP Huso Maru, on fire
AP Kiyozumi Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Meiko Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2
AP Tatsuho Maru

Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-9
PT TM-10
PT TM-13

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, on fire
AP Ayato Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Hokuriku Maru
AP Huso Maru, on fire
AP Kiyozumi Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Meiko Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatsuho Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT TM-6, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT TM-7

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Day Air attack on TF at 21,54


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 17
Beaufort V-IX x 23
B-26B Marauder x 55


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hokuriku Maru
AP Ayato Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatsuho Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire
AP Meiko Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
391 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Day Air attack on TF at 21,54


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 14
Beaufort V-IX x 21
B-26B Marauder x 42


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Meiko Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hokuriku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ayato Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatsuho Maru, on fire
AP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

6 transports sink over the last 2 days and several more should sink tomorrow.

[wild_Willie2]

I really do not get Przemcio. Even IF he took Palenbang, you could bomb the SH*T out of the oil facilities within 2-3 days. In our game, I will not take palenbang until I have secured the ENTIRE SRA send 10 or so BB TF's and 300 bombers or so to bombard the shit out of it..... He is REALLY spread to thin....

[Tophat1815]

yep.........I agree with Wild_Willie. And dear Admiral rest assured in our game i'll be doing the same. Note.I also tend to screen and send escorts with my transports.[:'(]

[racndoc]

wild_Willie....Im not allowed to bomb the oil at Palembang. Przemcio has basically told me that if I bombed his oil/resources then there was no reason to continue the game. I guess that is a more effective defense than flying CAP.

Oh well, if I cant use my B-17s to hit his oilfields I might as well use them to kill his A6M2s(read on).


SITUATION REPORT: 2-11-42 DEI: THE BATTLE FOR JAVA


With IJN transports heading NW from Timor it looks as if the Japanese are going to land on the South coast of Java(possibly Malang?) CV Zuikaku and CV Shokaku are sort of providing escort for the transports. A Japanese bombardment TF with 4 BBs and 4 CAs is heading up the Java Sea from Balikpapan possibly to put the airfield at Soerabaja out of commision once and for all.

With supply starting to run low on Java ABDA is limited to air operations from a handful of airfields. Japan has massed over 250 fighters and bombers at Kuching and Balikpapan to support their invasion effort.

The day begins with a pre-emptive Allied airfield strike on Kuching with B-17s:

Day Air attack on Kuching , at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 67

Then the Japanese try to return the favor at Soerabaja but the AVG and some USMC pilots are waiting for them:

Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49
G3M Nell x 75
G4M1 Betty x 35

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Runway hits 13

Japan loses 58 AC today including 35 A6M2s and 9 Nells. Allied loses are 20 AC including 5 B-17s, 7 P-40Bs and 2 P-40Es. A2A loses are 19 Japanese to 11 Allied.

Then the Allied naval bombers go to work on the IJN bombardment TF in the Java Sea:

Day Air attack on TF at 23,65


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1


Day Air attack on TF at 23,65


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 16
Martin 139 x 20
B-25C Mitchell x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
BB Fuso

Day Air attack on TF at 23,65


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
Martin 139 x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

The Allied naval bombers then get some licks in on the transports off Palembang:

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 18
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

[wild_Willie2]

I really do not get Przemcio. He is sending in a BB TF to bombard a base, ok, but at least make sure they arrive AT NIGHT and then make sure they are out of torpedo bomber range during THE DAY..... When in doubt, send in a Bombardment TF with 10 CA's or so on full speed to start with....

I think I am right to assume that you guy's are playing a "stock" game, in this game, Japan can't afford to loose so many pilots, so early in the war.. He is operating on a shoestring (again) to get his objectives and it is costly to him. He will undoubtely take Java and singapore in the end, but at what cost.... He is lucky you aren't playing NIK mod 5.0, in there his baby KB would have been toast already.

I do not know about singapores AF, but consider a shuttle bombing run with your B-17's against Manilla, remember, he can't see that plane movement in his turn.....

[timtom]

ORIGINAL: AdmSpruance

wild_Willie....Im not allowed to bomb the oil at Palembang. Przemcio has basically told me that if I bombed his oil/resources then there was no reason to continue the game. I guess that is a more effective defense than flying CAP.

So every time he F's up you're going to implement a houserule to save his bacon? [:D]

Anyway, nice to see that the Japanese can't run completely willy-nilly over the SRA!

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 2-12-42 DEI: BATTLE FOR JAVA

The IJN Bombardment TF with 4 BBs plasters Soerabaja and Japanese bombers hit the airifeld there again as the AVG withdraws. RAF and Dutch torpedo bombers are waiting for the IJN Bombardment TF in the Java Sea as it heads back to Borneo:

Day Air attack on TF at 26,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 19
T.IVa x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
T.IVa: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage


BB Fuso quickly sinks with all hands.

Allied naval bombers continue to hit Japanese transports off Palembang:

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hokuriku Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied naval bombers trying to hit CV Zuikaku and CV Shokaku are all but annihilated:

Day Air attack on TF at 23,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Martin 139 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Martin 139: 3 destroyed

However other Allied bombers make it through the CAP over the Java assault transports and continue to attrition the inv aders:

Day Air attack on TF at 21,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: 2-12-42....JAPAN SURRENDERS

Im not sure but from reading my opponents other posts I believe CV Shokaku and CV Zuikaku were sunk today off Java.

Ive posted the final score from the day before and a couple of interesting things stand out. Japan lost 292 A6M2s in 2 months of war...almost 25% of their total AC losses. And Japan suffered about 30% more AC losses than the Allies.

We both moved a lot of LCUs and ships around for 2 months but it seems as if it all came down to the air war.