CHS 2.03 Test Game TheElf vs. Nomad

[TheElf]

As if I'm not busy enough I have agreed to do this Japanese AAR in conjuntion with Nomad's own Allied AAR. We are playing CHS 2.03 EXPERIMENTAL A2A with Soviet Navy at start on Andrew Brown's Awesome extended map. WitP Version 1.801

http://www.imageshack.us/

Settings:
Japanese Sub Doctrine - OFF
FOW - ON
Adv. Weather - ON
Allied DC - ON
Hist. 1st Turn - OFF
Vary Setup - OFF
Dec. 7 Suprise - ON
Reinforcements - +/- 15 days

Combat Reports - ON
Auto Sub Ops - OFF
All Facilities NOT set to Expand
Upgrades/Replacements - OFF
1 day turn
PDU - ON

GAMEPLAN
None to speak of really. Since this is test I am loath to go crazy with the 1st turn moves. My Strategy is to get the thing running and avoid any major changes to the preset strategy and production. As I get a feel for the way the game is progressing I will consider alternative strategies and begin fiddling with production.

Along the way I will mote any OoB discrepancies and consider activating the Soviets to see how the new Soviet Naval Air Arm, expanded LCUs, and CD units work.

Generally speaking I play a conservative game and QA all my moves with my trusty BS filter. I avoid gamey tactics using a solid foundation of historical sense, and an ideal of fairplay. We have no house rules to speak of as we hope the CHS and version 1.801 have made the necessary tweaks such that they are no longer necessary.

One thing Nomad and I agree on is that any Amphibious operation where territory is taken MUST be properly supported. (i.e Land, Sea, Air)

[TheElf]

The Opening Salvos:

Dec 7th 1941, the combined forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy have launched their long awaited attack against
the meddling Western Powers. The Greater Asian Co-prosperity Sphere will soon be a reality.


The SS S-39 departs Manila Bay destined
to go down in the historybooks as the
vessel that started WWII in the Pacific

It seems ironic then that the first strike of the War be made by…USS S-39! Yes unbeknownst to the Imperial Japanese Navy,
word of the impending invasion of the Phillipines was somehow leaked to the Skipper of this unassuming boat.
In the wee hours of the morning of 8 Dec 1941(West of the International Dateline) the S-39 finds itself surrounded by a
Japanese Amphibious force headed directly toward Mindanao.

What would you do?




ASW attack at 45,55

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1

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Sub attack at 45,55

Japanese Ships
AK Shinano Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Showa Maru #5
PC Showa Maru #3
PC Nichi Maru #1
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
PG Saiko Maru
PG Edo Maru
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Ataka Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Needless to say the mighty Imperial Navy slowed not a whit as this little speedbump was hardly even noticed.
The last thing the Captain of the Gamitsu Maru #1 reported was sighting an oil slick and the eerie flotsam
associated with a dead Submarine.

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Day Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

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


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
16 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Check next post for a continuation. This Wide graphic is sweet but it is playing havoc with my text formatting...

[Raverdave]

cool....looking forard to this.

[Akos Gergely]

Keep it rolling!!!! Looking forward to this one with some serious illustration

[Ron Saueracker]

Action![:D]

[jwilkerson]

I will mote any OoB discrepancies

A new word, meaning Note+Smote !!!

[DuckofTindalos]

Maybe he misspelled mock...

[kokubokan25]

Go! and please, not only endless "combat reports", MORE PICTURES!! [:D]

[Ron Saueracker]

This game is off to a quick start![8|][;)]

[denisonh]

Harsh crowd......

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

This game is off to a quick start![8|][;)]

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: denisonh

Harsh crowd......

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

This game is off to a quick start![8|][;)]

[:D]

I'm curious to see what the new CHS looks like. Going to wait until the shakedown CHS cruise is over then I'm going to download it and make a non respawn version. I'm terribly gun shy of the editor now however, after having been violated by its' user friendlyliness in the past.

[ny59giants]

I'm glad to see someone starting up as I await version 2.04 to get my two PBEM games as the Allies started. I like the looks of this game and the map a lot after playing stock for 1 1/2 years. Hopefully, my learning curve will not be so great.

Question: Any kind of house rule for Jap subs or KB coming into the channels that lead to Panama and/or Middle East??

[denisonh]

Ron,

Only you can make a software problem sound like a felony......

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

ORIGINAL: denisonh

Harsh crowd......

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

This game is off to a quick start![8|][;)]

[:D]

I'm curious to see what the new CHS looks like. Going to wait until the shakedown CHS cruise is over then I'm going to download it and make a non respawn version. I'm terribly gun shy of the editor now however, after having been violated by its' user friendlyliness in the past.

[denisonh]

This is an important quaetion with ASW toned down. Could be a significant "2nd order effect""

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I'm glad to see someone starting up as I await version 2.04 to get my two PBEM games as the Allies started. I like the looks of this game and the map a lot after playing stock for 1 1/2 years. Hopefully, my learning curve will not be so great.

Question: Any kind of house rule for Jap subs or KB coming into the channels that lead to Panama and/or Middle East??

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: denisonh

This is an important quaetion with ASW toned down. Could be a significant "2nd order effect""

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I'm glad to see someone starting up as I await version 2.04 to get my two PBEM games as the Allies started. I like the looks of this game and the map a lot after playing stock for 1 1/2 years. Hopefully, my learning curve will not be so great.

Question: Any kind of house rule for Jap subs or KB coming into the channels that lead to Panama and/or Middle East??

I'm hoping like hell my opponent Bill W will send his subs or KB into the channels because contrary to what one may think, as long as you keep sufficient escorts around your convoys and sufficient airpower in the Mid East and Panama (like was done historically) the risks to the Japanese player outweigh any gains...can't destroy the docks for example.

[TheElf]

The Daylight hours:

Unaware of the premature start of hostilities off the coast of Mindanao earlier in the morning, Air Units of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces lift off from Saigon for Singapore. These elite aviators have been waiting patiently for the opportunity to show the west just how underestimated they have been. It is time to strike and strike hard!


Nells Leaving Indo-China are cheered by hopeful maintainers

The Raid was executed flawlessly, acheiving total suprise and catching the RAF fighter units flat-footed. Only 10 inferior Brewster Buffaloes mustered enough moxy to rise to the defense of Britain's Jewel of the East. Through no fault of their own the crews of the strike force produced results that were less than desirable. A broken layer at 6,000 feet made target acquisition and identification difficult. Though 28 aircraft recieved damage, most of it was due to heavy flak in the target area and the need to drop altitude for target Acq.


[center]
Reported markings on the Buffs confirm
453 Sqdn was involved in the interception[/center]
Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 80

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 28 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Runway hits 7



Attack on Clark Field:

Finding more favorable weather in the Phillipines, the Second large raid of the day produced wonderful results! The reaction of the Americans to the well coordinated and unexpected strike on Clark Field is no more suprising than the sloth exhibited by their long ailing allies the British. How would the americans say...."Birds of a feather?"

[center][/center]
[center]Though pitiful, the crews of the 22nd Air Flotilla almost
rooted the Philipino interceptors on... [/center]
Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 53
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-35A: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 168


The Aftermath, Clark Burns

The Big Show:
All of Japan's hopes and dreams of equality among the old world powers rested on the outcome of this most important of the three pronged attack on the West. in the early morning hours of 7 December the Air units of the Kido Butai performed a feat that can only be described as a "Divine Wind" to those who did not witness it first hand. Results were spectacular, and the months of planning and training invested by our heroic aviators are to be commended, may this Divine Wind continue to rage in our favor...


Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PT PT-26, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
MSW Bobolink, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1


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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 49,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 6 destroyed, 19 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-36 Ida bombing at 2000 feet
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Not all Formosa assets were detailed to hit Philipines

Day Air attack on TF at 43,45

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 20

No Japanese losses



Allied Ships
AK Ben Nevis, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Wawa

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Hai Lee

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44


Experimental Imperial Army Air Force Ki-44 Shoki's
get in on the Hong Kong Turkey Shoot

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Churruca

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Federlock

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Kalgan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Kalgan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 51,41

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Morazan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 37

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet (I found this very interesting!)[&:]
16 x G3M Nell bombing at 3000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 5
Hudson I x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 45,54

The much feared B-17 "Fortress" was ineffective against our ships

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
Blenheim IV x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batan Islands at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 11

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,40

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Wake, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-48-I Lily x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Ariadne Moller

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 16
Ki-27 Nate x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Chekiang, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-21-II Sally x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Ebonol

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Soochow, Bomb hits 5, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Taiping

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4
Ki-48-I Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Halldor

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 41,43

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
AK Wawa, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat at 41,43

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, on fire

Allied Ships
AK Taiping, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat at 110,130

Japanese Ships
PG Aikoku Maru
PG Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
AK Vincent, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori

Allied Ships
AK Hai Lee, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori

Allied Ships
AK Chekiang, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori

Allied Ships
AK Haraldsvang, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

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Naval bombardment of Guam, at 63,66

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba

Allied Ships
AO Robert L Barnes, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Penguin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 2

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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 85,72, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 85,72


144 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 9
AP Kinryu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 63,66


Japanese ground losses:
487 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45


18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 45,49


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TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 45,49


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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49


Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 45,54


Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Islands, 46,47


Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kota Bharu

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5042 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 3912 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16



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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1140 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1237 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58


Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Batan Islands

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1194 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

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

Japanese max assault: 128 - adjusted assault: 130

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 130 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Islands base !!!



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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 881 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 3004 troops, 63 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese max assault: 60 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 18

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


Japanese ground losses:
407 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



Totals for the day. Not a great day for Air combat due to the suprise factor, but good to see Sakai and Ota get on the board early. With a little luck the damage caused at Pearl will tell. Hoping that a couple more BBs founder in the harbor. Would help make the higher than historical losses to KB easier to take. Man that was tough to watch... Should see more sinkings on turn 2 elsewhere on the map...

Are you happy now Ron?...ye of little faith![;)]

[FeurerKrieg]

Yay! Its off the ground! [&o]

Okay, I will be a bit critical - maybe just a matter of taste, but I don't need to see all those pastes from the combat reports. You can always just attach it (but not embed) for those who want to read it. My 2 cents, feel free to ignore me.

[TheElf]

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg

Yay! Its off the ground! [&o]

Okay, I will be a bit critical - maybe just a matter of taste, but I don't need to see all those pastes from the combat reports. You can always just attach it (but not embed) for those who want to read it. My 2 cents, feel free to ignore me.

Good idea...

[timtom]

ORIGINAL: TheElf

The Raid was executed flawlessly, acheiving total suprise and catching the RAF fighter units flat-footed. Only 10 inferior Brewster Buffaloes mustered enough moxy to rise to the defense of Britain's Jewel of the East. Through no fault of their own the crews of the strike force produced results that were less than desirable. A broken layer at 6,000 feet made target acquisition and identification difficult. Though 28 aircraft recieved damage, most of it was due to heavy flak in the target area and the need to drop altitude for target Acq.

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 80

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 28 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Runway hits 7

Yeah, Singers is the proverbial Flak-fortress now - it'll be interesting to how it'll effect gameplay [:)]

[Ron Saueracker]

Very nice Elf! Is this version the NikMod AA on dope version?