ADavidB V. Treespider...Tree's view

[treespider]

Today was relatively quiet compared to the past few days.

I launched a deliberate attack on Soerbaja which knocked the fort levels down. Soerbaja days are numbered.

03/07/42
Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 102273 troops, 823 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 1955
Defending force 31852 troops, 289 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 443
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese max assault: 1623 - adjusted assault: 1342
Allied max defense: 439 - adjusted defense: 717
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
1101 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1943 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 2

I also repositioned some of my air assets in China with nice results....

03/07/42
Day Air attack on 59th Division, at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 11
SB-2c x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 5 destroyed
SB-2c: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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And the daily pounding of Manila continues...although for the first time in memory there was no AA fire today. I plan on switching a number of aircraft to ground attack and hopefully disable some more units. In addition I have three more artillery units, two more engineer regiments, and a command HQ setting up shop. I've also pulled three of my divisions out of the line for some R&R. In about a week I plan on launching another assault....

03/07/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 34
Ki-21 Sally x 33
Ki-49 Helen x 25
Ki-36 Ida x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 60
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
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03/07/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 61
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
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03/07/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 25
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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03/07/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3218 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1441
Defending force 64961 troops, 640 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1507
Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
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[treespider]

March 8- March 9, 1942

Japan occupied a number of Allied bases these two days but the biggie was:

03/09/42
Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 100646 troops, 750 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866
Defending force 26503 troops, 166 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 357
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 3232 - adjusted assault: 2451
Allied max defense: 330 - adjusted defense: 427
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
1571 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
34795 casualties reported
Guns lost 167
Vehicles lost 3

David also left Baker Isl undefended, so I sent a unit to occupy it as well...this actually took place on March 7, but I think I overlooked adding it to the AAR.

03/07/42
Ground combat at Baker Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 284 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 18
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island base !!!

[treespider]

March 10-12

The last few days have been relatively quiet...I've captured a few of the bases I bypassed in the SRA and in and around Rabaul. I've also ordered my seaplane base on Andaman Island to conduct long range recon flights of the east coast of India. I've also ordered long range recon flights in the South Pacific.

On March 10 - Japanese forces CAPTURE Memboro base !!!

On March 11 - Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island base !!!

On March 12 - Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose base !!!

There will probably be an extended lull in this game as I plan for my next big adventure. David seems to be inviting me to invade Northern Oz. He has drawn down his forces in Darwin dramtically since the air battle a short while ago...

At this point in time I am seriously torn as to where to proceed...here are my thoughts on different approaches -

India -
I know a number of players prefer to invade India. My only concern with pursuing this option is that I have not inflicted any serious loss on the US carriers. If I sail to India I will leave the Pacific open to raids by the American carrier fleet.

Australia -
I was leaning towards an invasion of Northern Oz. However after reviewing bases and ranges Kendari is at the extreme limit of the B-17. In addition most of Timor is outside the range of US fighter planes until the arrival of the P-38. I think I may make Timor into a fortress festooned with AA guns. I haven't ruled out the invasion yet as I still have time. Now that I have PM and Lae well on its way to becoming a major base I figure if invade it will deny the use of the bases to David and if he wants to try to retake them he has a nice long march over land or a nice long sail either from Perth or past PM.

New Caledonia/ New Zealand -

What do I gain? David can still sail to New Zealand if I go after Noumea. However if i can take Noumea on the cheap I might consider it....now if I can get my recon flights to fly from Lunga...

Samoa/Fiji -

Taking these bases may put a serious crimp in the US counterattack... Problem is distance.

Line Islands -

Probably dificult to hold onto but would defintely interdict movement between Hawaii and the South Pacific.

Hawaii -

Yeah Right.

Alaska -

No threat to David.

[jwilkerson]

The real Japanese faced the same problem !

The IJA chose to declare victory and schedule return of units to China, Home Islands, Manchuria in preparation for offensives in China and war against Russia.

But had IJN had schemes for (more or less) each of your above options, their problem was they needed IJA and IJA would not agree.

In the game, it probably helps if you've planned for one or more of these options from the start, then you'd have some divisions with prep points already in hand.

If you've picked an opponent who will sit on their hands (as some have !) while the Japanese go after India, then that is viable, but you have to pick the right opponent. If you pick one who will fight where you're not, then your fears are justified.

But in the game, as in the war, beating the Americans would seem to be the priority. And as I.Y. tried to do, if you can beat their existing carriers, then you can delay their counterattack (he hoped long enough for the polilticians to make peace). But you need to come up with something (like ah Midway !?) that will force him to fight. Constructing a better battlefield than Midway would be indicated though. An area you can cover with some landbased air.

The other consideration is Northern Oz is too easy to supply in stock (the fantasy rail road), so the Darwin based counter attack is a highway to the SRA in the game.

So, first question is will your opponent sit around and do nothing while you attack India, if so then this may be viable and will remove one "front" from you defense later.

If not, then can you take Darwin and hold for a year ? If so, then you shut down the a-historical comeback via this route.

And then arguably the most useful approach is to try to draw out and defeat the American carriers, but again, can you find a suitable spot and will your opponent play.

You have one advantage over your historical counterparts, you can ensure IJA agreement !!! So at least that aspect is easier !

[jeffs]

And you also know the US is reading your mail....
 
That is a huge advantage.

[treespider]

March 18, 1942 - Manila

Well my testing has paid off!!! I now realize you can not defeat a force behind level 5 forts in an urban hex.
- It does not matter how many consecutive days you bomb the airfields and ports...
- It does not matter how many consecutive days you bombard them...
- It does not matter how many engineers you bring in ( I had five regiments)...
- It may matter that none of the 15 or so bomber units from 4 seperate airfields that you've assigned to ground attack did not fly...
- It does not matter how good your commanders are...
- Nor does it matter that your units are Prepped to 100...

So long as the defender has enough troops in the hex he will always resist...

So how do you defeat such a force...you sit back and bomb and bombard it into the stone age for a week ...then launch a deliberate attack to kill more troops which will not be replaced....then wash rinse and repeat...for the next two months...and hopefully at some point the defender will be reduced to such a point that you actually cut some barbed wire...

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 164385 troops, 1112 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 2683

Defending force 61027 troops, 576 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476

Japanese max assault: 2653 - adjusted assault: 1370

Allied max defense: 1406 - adjusted defense: 3345

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


Japanese ground losses:
4015 casualties reported
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 12

Allied ground losses:
1572 casualties reported
Guns lost 33

[treespider]

The lack of supply in Manila is very evident now notice how the Allied Assault value declines with each bombardment:

03/19/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 63
Ki-32 Mary x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 4
Ki-36 Ida x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 90
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7
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03/19/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Ki-48 Lily x 24
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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03/19/42
Day Air attack on 91st PA Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
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03/19/42
Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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03/19/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5876 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2098
Defending force 58736 troops, 504 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 1417
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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03/20/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 63
Ki-32 Mary x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 3
Ki-36 Ida x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 62
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1
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03/20/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraftKi-21 Sally x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 3
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 9
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03/20/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5886 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2156
Defending force 58349 troops, 493 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 1410
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


I would have added more but my wifes car has died...got to go rescue her.

[ny59giants]

I feel that a Japanese player has to divide the Allies into different areas that are NOT mutually supporting. For this cut the Burma road to China and break China and India into two different zones. By taking SRA/DEI, Australia is cut off from India except by convoys along the map edge. The other would be taking South Pacific and New Zealand and cutting off the USA from reinforcing Australia.
Thus, the Allies have four zones that are not connected and you have interior lines of communication (quicker response times). It "may" force him to to bring out his CV's to defend and if not going up to Canton Island would make any eventual counter attack restricted to known axis.
You have the invasion bonus only for a short time longer and the Zero bonus is going away, so make hay while the light is shining. [:D]

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I feel that a Japanese player has to divide the Allies into different areas that are NOT mutually supporting. For this cut the Burma road to China and break China and India into two different zones.

Accomplished. For whatever reason David completely abandoned Burma and allowed me to walk all the way to Myit. and Lashio before I had to fight any one. By doing this i beat the Chinese to these bases by a few days.

By taking SRA/DEI, Australia is cut off from India except by convoys along the map edge.

I only have a handful of bases left to mop up - the south coast and extreme western end of Sumatra, as well as Samarinda. Dili on Timor is now under attack and should rapidly fall once i have supplies in place for the units.

The other would be taking South Pacific and New Zealand and cutting off the USA from reinforcing Australia.

New Zealand may be a bit ambitous for my tastes. The problem from here out is how to reinforce any move should it prove to be more challenging than you have planned for.

Thus, the Allies have four zones that are not connected and you have interior lines of communication (quicker response times). It "may" force him to to bring out his CV's to defend and if not going up to Canton Island would make any eventual counter attack restricted to known axis.

Bringing out his CV's is the big question...so far he has been very good about hitting me where I'm not...except for one time when I seriously dropped the ball and nearly got kicked myself. If it were not for the presence of a strong cap I would have been in some serious hurt.

At the moment I think his CV's are at or near Canton Island. One thing I've learned is to try not to operate your CV's without land based search support, unless you have overwhelming strength---which IMO I do not have. Currently I have two CV's that are hovering around 10 system damage that is not coming down. So I have sent them home, in the hope that the larger repair yards will help. I also have a CVL with 35 system damage from an encounter off of Northern Australia. I would prefer it if my CV's were at 5 or below.

You have the invasion bonus only for a short time longer and the Zero bonus is going away, so make hay while the light is shining. [:D]

I am aware of the fading Zero Bonus...I'm not so concerned about the Invasion Bonus. Much as the historical Japanese I have acheived many of my pre-war goals, much earlier than I anticipated. I am now preparing for one, and possible two more adventures. I am confident in the succes of the first, and fully expect the second to develop into a donnybrook. However before they get started, as I have said, I am repairing system damage, training up some pilots, and generally getting my rear areas in order. If I move out before I have a solid foundation from which to operate, David's counterthrust will be even more telling.

[treespider]

Mar 21-22

Mopping up continues...I forgot about the 4 units in western Sumatra - I may need to bring some more troops to support the paratroopers...


Here is the latest at the reduction of Manila:

03/21/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 63
Ki-32 Mary x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-49 Helen x 25
Ki-15 Babs x 4
Ki-36 Ida x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 74
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
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03/21/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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03/21/42
Day Air attack on 2nd PA Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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03/21/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 125416 troops, 923 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2505
Defending force 57853 troops, 484 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401
Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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03/22/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 63
Ki-32 Mary x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-49 Helen x 25
Ki-15 Babs x 4
Ki-36 Ida x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 61
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 4
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03/22/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Runway hits 10
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3
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03/22/42
Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13
Ki-48 Lily x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
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03/22/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5848 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2561
Defending force 57466 troops, 478 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The Assault Value continues to drop with each attack...3/21 was actually a bigger bombardment day with 923 guns but inflicted fewer casualties than the attack on 3/22. Next turn I launch my next Deliberate Assault, after having rested my units on the 22nd. So from March 18 through March 22 I reduced the strength of Manila from 1476 to 1395, a 5.5% reduction in raw strength.

Meanwhile in the rest of the world my hundreds of TFs continue to ply their trade moving the forces of the Empire to where they are needed.

[treespider]

Patience is a virtue...The fortifications at Manila have begun to crack! It's only a matter of time...and now it appears that that time is shortening at a quicker pace...

03/23/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 3
Ki-36 Ida x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 56
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 21
No Japanese losses
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on 21st PA Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 59
Ki-32 Mary x 31
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on 4th USMC Regiment, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
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03/23/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 168976 troops, 1071 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 2717
Defending force 56895 troops, 465 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese max assault: 2593 - adjusted assault: 1100
Allied max defense: 1240 - adjusted defense: 1009
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
Japanese ground losses:
5260 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
1446 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 5

The defenders Assault Value between my last attack and this attack are significant lower...and his casualties continue to mount without replacements. For the first time in about a half dozen assaults the fortification level was reduced... I may have Manila by the historical date of May 6. My forces also suffered less disruption in this attack although I plan on sticking to my previously discussed sequence of Rest everyone but the Artillery, Bombard everyone, Rest All but the Artillery, Deliberate Assault.


Elsewhere in the Pacific ... I launched a fighter Sweep of Akyab with decent results...
03/23/42
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 8 destroyed
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Dili was captured...Japanese troops are now laying siege to Samarinda. On the 21st and 22nd Tacloban and Ormoc were captured in the Central Phillipines.


And just to cause David a little heartburn floatplanes from the CS Nisshin bombed a convoy enroute to Christmas Island with no effect.
03/23/42
Day Air attack on TF at 113,87
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AP Crescent City
DD Dent
DD Schley
AP President Hayes
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on TF at 113,87
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Dent
AP Orungal
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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While B-25's from Palmyra got some training trying to hit the lone Scout Cruiser.

03/23/42
Day Air attack on TF at 112,85
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CS Nisshin
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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03/23/42
Day Air attack on TF at 112,85
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CS Nisshin
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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[treespider]

My new routine seems to be paying some very nice dividends - Manila is definitely on its last legs as my last attack demonstrates -

03/27/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 172723 troops, 1014 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 2577
Defending force 53486 troops, 383 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 1299
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese max assault: 2533 - adjusted assault: 975
Allied max defense: 1060 - adjusted defense: 701
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
6015 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 7
Allied ground losses:
1303 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 5

Yes I took a lot of casualties but most of these are disablemenst which get repaired because of the abdunant supply I have available. What is more important is the defender's AV which is now somewhere less than 701....a 30% reduction in less than a week. I give Manila two-three more weeks tops.


Elsewhere in the Pacific I am more than likely about to lose the CS Nisshin after its foray to Christmas Island. I am currently in the process of running the gauntlet of US twin engine bombers flying from Johnston Island and Palmyra. I fully expect to see an American CV show up shortly and dispatch the lucky ship...if i didn't launch hair-brained raids like this what fun would David be having now anyway.

I have initiated a major offensive on Hengchow ...and may have caught David by surprise! When I came in I ordered my units to bombard instead of launching a Deliberate Attack. on the other hand instead of sitting tight behind behind the city walls David launched an Attack which failed. Now i intend to try and take advantage of his increased disruption and will launch my attack....I'm curious what the result will be...

03/27/42
Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2552 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2366
Defending force 71276 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
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03/27/42
Ground combat at Hengchow
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 51536 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517
Defending force 120733 troops, 1273 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 2366
Allied max assault: 1636 - adjusted assault: 401
Japanese max defense: 2461 - adjusted defense: 1694
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Allied ground losses:
3981 casualties reported
Guns lost 163

[treespider]

Mar 28, 1942
 
Witnessed the coming and going of a hated bug - the disappearing unit. I had a fast transport set to pick up a unit. Unbeknownst to me if the Fast Transport contains a ship with a float plane you have bad juju if you try to pick up a unit...it will disappear. Luckily I found the bug right off the bat and David and I corrected it....so onwards we march.
 
My counterattack at Hengchow was not as successful as it could have been, but all in all I did reduce the fortifications and reduced the forts from level 7 to level 6. My units were in good enough order after the attack that I ordered a continuation of activities...
 
03/28/42
Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 116617 troops, 1257 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 2839
Defending force 65609 troops, 228 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1105
Japanese max assault: 2358 - adjusted assault: 1133
Allied max defense: 730 - adjusted defense: 561
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 7)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6
Japanese ground losses:
2382 casualties reported
Guns lost 47
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1008 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
 
What should be of more concern to David is the movement up the Canton-Hengchow highway of a sizable Japanese force including no fewer than three tank regiments. On last check David only had 6 units at Kweilin, (perhaps I will be able to bag an army afterall)
 
In Burma we have a moderate to low grade air battle taking place with Allied air raids of several japanese bases...I am defending one or two of these bases with Long range cap. I probably will not make a serious effort to contest the airspace here until I have built the infrastructure up ...which I am in the process of doing.
 
Samarinda and Benklopen both fell today leaving just two bases in western Sumatra and two bases in the Phillipines besides Manila to clean up.
 
Curiously my naval air search has detected a number of small TF plying through the waters of Northern Australia...However my airgroups have deemed they are not worthy of their attention and let them pass unmolested...perhaps they were important enough for David to cover with longrange cap and that is why i didn't fly...hmm[&:]
 
The adventures of CS Nisshin appear to be over as I have retreated to safer waters----that was fun[8|][;)]
 
 
And at my favorite location -
 
03/28/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5795 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2209
Defending force 51432 troops, 328 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222
Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
 
David's Assault value now stands at 1222 after the latest cycle of attacks...as the cycle starts anew.

[treespider]

Mar 29-30 -

I have agreed to let David retreat unmolested from Southeast China. His units were stuck on 59 miles after trying to retreat from Hengchow. I believe the problem stemmed from the structure of the transportation network in this area. A railine departs Hengchow to the southwest, two hexes away the railine intersects another line that runs northwest into Kweilin. The problem (IMO)stems from this intersection and the intervening hex. The intervening hex does not connect to the hex to its North or Northwest except via a cross country link. When i occupied the intersection it invalidated David's movement orders and for whatever reason the game would not resest the orders for the units. Perhaps it was because I was two hexes away and the path to the intervening railline hex was still open. In any event I have agreed to cease my attacks at Hengchow and ordered my units to move to Changsha to afford david the opportunity to withdraw from Hengchow. My units to the southwest however will arrive in Kweilin the next day, however I will not attack as David has agreed to withdraw from the southeast bases. In general my attacks at Hengchow have all been succesful...David's assault the first day really hurt him in terms of combat effectiveness in my opinion...here are the last two days at Hengchow... In vboth attacks the Japanese inclicted more casualties on the chinese than they themselves received in spite of the level 5 forts....

03/29/42
Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 127101 troops, 1440 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 2686
Defending force 64156 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1090
Japanese max assault: 2242 - adjusted assault: 1416
Allied max defense: 795 - adjusted defense: 451
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5
Japanese ground losses:
1771 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
2423 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
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03/30/42
Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 105812 troops, 1169 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2596
Defending force 61026 troops, 185 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1046
Japanese max assault: 1146 - adjusted assault: 629
Allied max defense: 834 - adjusted defense: 773
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese ground losses:
891 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 10
Allied ground losses:
1415 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Here is a screen shot of China- I would like to take out three more Chinese bases - Yenen, Sian and Homan - before I settle in for the rest of the war.

[treespider]

Mar 30- Manila

My next Deliberate Assault has reduced the forts even further...Manila's days are truly numbered. Although David may be trying to bring in supplies viz sub it may simply be a case of too little too late...SS Pickerel was caught by an ASW Patrol flown by Lily's on the 28th and then suffered two more bomb hits the following day in the daily port attack that Manila receives. Since this assault actually achieved 2:1 odds, I think after this next cycle I may entertain a Shock Attack and attempt to end the suffering.

I have read in other AAR's where people continue to shock attack before they are anywhere near the necessary odds for achieving victory...IMO they are only allowing their opponent to inflict needless casualties on them.

03/29/42
Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 31
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 55
Port fuel hits 1
=============================================
03/29/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 119387 troops, 912 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2278
Defending force 51067 troops, 328 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220
Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
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03/30/42
Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 166536 troops, 983 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 2348
Defending force 50733 troops, 324 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 1218
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese max assault: 2119 - adjusted assault: 1456
Allied max defense: 1004 - adjusted defense: 529
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
3879 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
1224 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 2
=============================================

[treespider]

March 31, 1942 - I have offered David a truce in China, on the ground, until April 1, 1944 in exchange for the base at Homan. My next area of conccentration was going to be Homan, Yenen and Sian.

Otherwise this turn was fairly quiet...I forgot to stand down my bombardments outside of Homan and a couple of Recon missions and my units completed the movement to Kweilin.

At Manila I forgot to stand down one unit who launched a deliberate attack by itself which obviously failed...

In northern Australia David has brought in some single ship convoys...I launched a sweep at Wyndham and Recon missions at Darwin as well as an Airstrike at Darwin that targeted an Ak for no effect... The Recon didn't seem to indicate any additional units were brought in so I am not exactly sure what he is up to...perhaps a supply mission or loading resources that were delivered to Northern Oz from the SRA....hmm???

Nome also expanded its airfield and Port on March 30, 1942. Perhaps David is preparing for a Northern Attack aimed directly at the Home Islands. What sort of defensive options are available to the Japanese here??? Maybe I need to take Dutch Harbor or some of the other Aleutian Islands. He has an airbase in operation in the western islands but I think its probably just an AVD like he had a Funafati...which has returned...

[treespider]

April 1st - Relatively quiet everywhere except for some air action over Timor and Northern Australia.

At Lautem the dreaded Hudson's placed no fewer than five bombs into a Japanese supply ship.

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Not to be out done the Japanese Army Airforce placed bombs into two supply ships at Darwin.

Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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04/01/42
Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 5
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Nora Moller, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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03/31/42
Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 45
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance

Tomorrow hopefully Manila will finally succumb to the Japanese pressure - I have ordered a shock attack against the level 2 forts. I also received a report that the SS Pickerel sunk on its return to wherever it was heading.

[treespider]

April 2, 1942 -

Was very quiet in China as David's troops finally moved.

Nothing happened in Burma.

Elsewhere however....

The day started badly for the Japanese:

Sub attack at 33,77
Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-39

The Taiyu Maru had been bombed the day before while unloading supplies at Lautem. However while the Taiyu Maru was suffering at the hands of S-39... Combined fleet decided to flex its muscles at Darwin, Wyndham and Derby:

DERBY:
Naval bombardment of Derby, at 24,85
Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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WYNDHAM:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Wyndham at 30,86
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano
DD Harukaze
DD Hiyodori
DD Hayabusa
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AK Jalarajan, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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04/02/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Wyndham at 30,86
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
DD Harukaze
DD Hiyodori
DD Hayabusa
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AK Katong, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
=============================================
04/02/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Wyndham at 30,86
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
DD Harukaze
DD Hiyodori
DD Hayabusa
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AK Hinsang, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage (AK Hinsang sunk later in the day)
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04/02/42
Naval bombardment of Wyndham, at 30,86
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
BB Mutsu
Allied ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 4
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1
=============================================

DARWIN:
04/02/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Natsushio
DD Usugumo
DD Yugiri
DD Sagi
DD Kari
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
=============================================
04/02/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Natsushio
DD Usugumo
DD Yugiri
DD Sagi
DD Kari
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
Allied Ships
AK Nora Moller, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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04/02/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Natsushio
DD Usugumo
DD Yugiri
DD Sagi
DD Kari
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
Allied Ships
AK Wosang, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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04/02/42
Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G3M Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 27
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
16 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 25000 feet
=============================================
04/02/42
Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma
BB Ise
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
1095 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 5
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 47
=============================================

As significant as these events were - my testing of the ground combat system final reaped its rewards and resulted in an important milestone. As I calculated last turn a Shock attack applied at the appropriate moment finished the siege of Manila:

Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 153595 troops, 963 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2236
Defending force 48384 troops, 273 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1159
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 3973 - adjusted assault: 2482
Allied max defense: 970 - adjusted defense: 453
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
5798 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 10
Allied ground losses:
81202 casualties reported
Guns lost 212
Vehicles lost 98

I have now freed up a very significant force that I can redeploy elsewhere the question remains where???

[treespider]

April 3-4, 1942 - I saw where David's headline read 'Northern Oz Under Attack' or some such...it's always good to keep your opponent guessing. [;)]

Actually the rest of the map has been very quiet with the exception of an unopposed B-17 raid over Mandalay.

04/04/42
Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 5
B-17E Fortress x 37
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29

David's planes came in at 5000 feet yet my AA units only damage nine planes...c'est la guerre. At some point I plan on actually contesting the airspace in Burma...probably after Northern Oz comes under my control.

On April 3 the 2nd Parachute regiment started to land on Derby. L2D2 Tabby's flying from Koepang suffered at the hands of the Base force AA that was present and the landing did not go smoothly. Howvever the troopers will not have to wait long as reinforcements should be unloading within the next 48 hours.

My various BB' TF continued to pound Wyndham, Darwin and Derby and are supported by land based air flying from Timor and Kendari.

I lost two MSW's and a DD took a bomb all of whom were escorting the troopships.

04/03/42
Day Air attack on TF at 24,79
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Bomb hits 1, on fire


04/04/42
Sub attack at 26,81
Japanese Ships
MSW Tasei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kongo Maru #2
MSW Hinode Maru #20
Allied Ships
SS S-37

04/04/42
Sub attack at 26,82
Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kongo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS KXIII

It appears as if David is not going to contest Northern Australia at this time.

[treespider]

April 5-6, 1942 - Northern Australia

The invasion of Australia has already cost me several ships and will probably cost me several more. The landings were quite bloody as well. Good thing that David didn't really contest the landings or it could have been much worse.

Around Derby

It started with the sub attacks on the 4th...both MSW's were sunk..
04/04/42
Sub attack at 26,81
Japanese Ships
MSW Tasei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kongo Maru #2
MSW Hinode Maru #20
Allied Ships
SS S-37
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04/04/42
Sub attack at 26,82
Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kongo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS KXIII
=============================================

Then the coastal guns on the 5th and 6th. I had real issues coordinating my Task forces coming into Derby and was never able to form a proper invasion TF until the 6th.
04/05/42
Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 241
TF 241 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Reiyo Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Seizan Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
660 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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04/05/42
Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 241
TF 241 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85
163 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Ozan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Hinko Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
668 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
=============================================
04/06/42
Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 241
TF 241 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85
142 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo, Shell hits 1
DD Kari, Shell hits 1
AP Oyo Maru
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Satsuma Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Sagi, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
=============================================
04/06/42
Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 241
TF 241 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo
DD Kari
AP Reiyo Maru
DD Sagi
AP Ryoyo Maru
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
=============================================

David's air force even got into the act ...
04/06/42
Day Air attack on TF, near Derby at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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04/06/42
Day Air attack on TF, near Derby at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo
AP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 2
AP Nichiran Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
=============================================

However the garrison at Derby retreated toward Wyndham...
04/06/42
Ground combat at Derby
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 30471 troops, 260 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 654
Defending force 3512 troops, 13 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese max assault: 604 - adjusted assault: 294
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 98 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Derby base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
=============================================

Elsewhere in northern Australia the Japanese have also landed at Darwin. Even though a proper invasion TF was formed, the coastal guns at Darwin exacted a toll.

I believe I lost an artillery unit it a bout of miscommunication...apparently they didn't get the word an unloaded a day early...

04/04/42
Ground combat at Darwin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4462 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100
Defending force 662 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
=============================================

Unfortunately the next day they could not be found....The rest of the invasion force however has come ashore and will assault Darwin's defenses tomorrow...
04/06/42
Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 217
TF 217 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84
406 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Shinano Maru
DD Shigure, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Koyo Maru
DD Ariake, Shell hits 1
AP Zinzan Maru
PC Ch 11
AP Toyo Maru #2
AP Maya Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PC Kyo Maru #12, Shell hits 1
AP Kimishima Maru
AP Yamafuku Maru
PG Kiso Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Waura Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kaiko Maru
AP Kaihei Maru
AP Hakozake Maru
PG Shinko Maru #3
Japanese ground losses:
2486 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
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04/06/42
Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 217
TF 217 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84
143 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yugure, on fire
AP Rakuyo Maru
PC Ch 11, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ariake
PG Nanpo Maru
PC Kyo Maru #13
PG Kiso Maru
Japanese ground losses:
1543 casualties reported
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