HyperWar 42. (Not for Jutland13)

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/41


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TF 27 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)

TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64


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

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 27
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 128
TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Hoeisan Maru, Shell hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 148
TF 148 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
APD APD-31

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

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Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
AK Empire Wyclif, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 27
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TF 27 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)

TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64


Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 128
TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 139
TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 141
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TF 141 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)

TF 141 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64


12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 148
TF 148 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Another series of airstrikes again causes havoc with my airfields at Soerabaja and Palembang. Losses in aircraft are quite heavy, far in excess of replacements. Still, better to sacrifice these aerial pawns than lose the queens of the seas, the Royal Navy BBs.


Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 124

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 1 destroyed
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed


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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 53

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
G4M1 Betty x 97

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 13
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim IF x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 11 destroyed
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
Blenheim IF: 4 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 6 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 7 destroyed
IL-4c: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 5 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed
P-26A: 1 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 74

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 60

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Stewart, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Port fuel hits 1

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-27 Nate x 25
Ki-48 Lily x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 24
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Yugiri
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Amagiri

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 61,88


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 1


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Dakar Maru

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-30 Ann x 13

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon


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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6617 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337

Defending force 3527 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47934 troops, 572 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 955

Defending force 39863 troops, 258 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1136


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 57360 troops, 686 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2122

Defending force 54687 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1566


Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 53274 troops, 652 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1027

Defending force 40773 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1147

Japanese max assault: 1034 - adjusted assault: 857

Allied max defense: 1174 - adjusted defense: 883

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1377 casualties reported
Guns lost 49
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3688 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1408

Defending force 43257 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1104



Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67755 troops, 834 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1735

Defending force 58319 troops, 441 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1668



Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 50846 troops, 565 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 1068

Defending force 30043 troops, 397 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 824


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20990 troops, 232 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 880 - adjusted assault: 3210

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3210 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing base !!!



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Ground combat at Balikpapan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17213 troops, 225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Defending force 4201 troops, 49 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 69


Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 713 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Defending force 1681 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20491 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 512

Defending force 22572 troops, 253 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 498

Allied max assault: 497 - adjusted assault: 76

Japanese max defense: 530 - adjusted defense: 1871

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


Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1171 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

One of the Southern Area Army divisions has been diverted to nanning. This is quite discomfiting but is also, IMO, an erroneous diversion of a scarce SAA division.


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Ground combat at Balikpapan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1761 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Defending force 17213 troops, 225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 984 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 709 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25



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Ground combat at Rabaul

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1939 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 20781 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


My battlelines is closing in on Balikpapan. Tomorrow we should see some major surface action, especially if the poor predicted weather comes to pass.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Odd choice keeping that div in china .. its way more useful elsewhere imo ..

also i do feel mandalay is very defensible and can be held unless japan does an all out attack. ( i've never lost mandalay in a PBEM yet) and i NEVER send in indian reinforcemnets which i use for coastal defence till late 42 .. the C47Dakota is your BIG friend in burma .. pull units out early on and refit in calcutta area then fly them back .. makes a huge differance .. also BF's are plentiful in india .. some extra to mandalay while building forts 1st then AF size really helps post may 42 ..

the same is mostly true of akyab .. although he's going to invade by sea here if he has any sense .. 1-2 bgds helps hugely and flown in engineers also ( there are some allied eng units without vehicles and they are invaluable in akyab/andaman is. or even lashio/mandalay, dependng on the tactical stuation.

as usual the maxim "be where KB isn't" applies too .. the RN can seroiusly hurt japanese surface units in akyab by operating from chandpur(build to size 9 port) ..or diamond harbour .. IF KB turns upand the weather is good run like heck, if the weather is bad best to gamble imo .. esp with heavy fighter cover over the ports.

i feel like im telling my grannie to suck eggs here but thats my 2p opinion so far.

[mogami]

Hi, The 21st DIV has no transport on turn 1. Of course Japan can send transports there on turn 1 but they must come from somewhere and in about the time required for 21st to relieve Nanning and move to Hong Kong transports for both the 21st and 38th Div can be assembled. (and mines cleared from Hong Kong) So I doubt 21st will remain in China beyond the time required to gather transports.
 
It is important to never let let the enemy succeed with an objective.  As Japan I never cede Nanning to Chinese but instead use any attempt by them to capture it as means of inflicting a rebuke on them.  ( Does not hurt to destroy a few corps early in war)