Jetlag - Oleg(J) vs sveint(A)

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/19/41

Allied forces surrender at Bandou. Japanese forces at Changsha are bombarded every other day, and suffer steady losses.

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Ground combat at Bandou

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18235 troops, 188 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 384

Defending force 7319 troops, 55 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Japanese max assault: 398 - adjusted assault: 94

Allied max defense: 69 - adjusted defense: 17

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandou base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
12048 casualties reported
Guns lost 55


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 139026 troops, 1039 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4280

Defending force 79536 troops, 814 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1552


Japanese ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Guns lost 30

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!!

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41
 
Rangoon falls.
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon base !!!

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41

The Japanese are driven from Changsha, while a Japanese brigade is surrounded further north.

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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 141352 troops, 1073 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4306

Defending force 82018 troops, 768 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516

Allied max assault: 4553 - adjusted assault: 2724

Japanese max defense: 1444 - adjusted defense: 888

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1880 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
5038 casualties reported
Guns lost 236


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/41

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!!

[mogami]

Hi, Oleg keep your eye on AAR between DPStafford and myself. I just ordered my units to move into Singapore. I've never had a problem because of shock attack.

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/25/41

KB (directly east of Hawaii) catches a small reinforcement TF headed for the Palmyra atoll.
 
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Day Air attacks on TF at 122,76
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
D3A Val x 66
B5N Kate x 48
 
Allied Ships
AK Diamond head, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
AK Diamond head, Bomb hits 13,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Susana, Bomb hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Susana, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Honomu, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Honomu, Bomb hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Charleston, Bomb hits 15,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Dawson, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Seafarer, Bomb hits 4,  on fire
AK Steel Seafarer, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: sveint

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/25/41

KB (directly east of Hawaii) catches a small reinforcement TF headed for the Palmyra atoll.

Hey I am reading this (you didn't say you want me out) - let me believe it was three divisions loaded on those transports [:D]

[sveint]

It was one of those small marine defense units.

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, Oleg keep your eye on AAR between DPStafford and myself. I just ordered my units to move into Singapore. I've never had a problem because of shock attack.

Mog I believe you - you're Darth Vader of land combat. I think it was the old AAR about China operations against Svein (of all people) that made me apreciate your land combat skillz fully.

I just wanted to explain "genesis" of my own Singapore operation - it wasn't initially devised as jump off point for India, and I would never do it if it wasn't for my own disappointment with auto shock attack results (which may or may not apply to other players).

Oleg

[sveint]

Allied SETREP, 01/05/42

After the initial surprise attacks, the war has naturally slowed down
a bit. The Pacific itself, and Australia, have been completely quiet -
no Japanese moves at all. In DEI, the important bases have all ben
captured, except for Java and Sumatra which are still in Dutch hands.
Dutch pilot occasinally land a few bombs in enemy vessels.

Malaya and Burma are completely in Japanese hands. No significant
Allied forces escaped. So far there have been no moves towards India.

China has seen the most action so far. After an initial probe at
Yenen, the Japanese have gone on the offensive. The Chinese have
started "training" attacks, which - although costly in human life -
have given some much needed practical experience (participating units
are almost all at 60+ experience).

Allied high command considers the DEI lost, India under grave danger,
Australia and it's lifeline safe, and China as safe and indeed a
potential area for offensives (most likely from the air).

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,54

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 20
Martin 139 x 23

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
CA Mikuma
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 6
Martin 139 x 3

Japanese Ships
AP Gyoko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

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Ground combat at 50,31 (China)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 67631 troops, 830 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397

Defending force 24888 troops, 192 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 670

Japanese max assault: 1590 - adjusted assault: 548

Allied max defense: 668 - adjusted defense: 219

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2265 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Hsinyang (Chinese practice assault)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 127973 troops, 812 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 3842

Defending force 83117 troops, 1022 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 1760

Allied max assault: 3804 - adjusted assault: 1117

Japanese max defense: 1813 - adjusted defense: 3153

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


Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
5035 casualties reported
Guns lost 178
Vehicles lost 17

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/42

Assault on India begins. My aircraft refuse to fly (none of them, and there are alot!). At least the PTs do their job.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Yura
CL Kinu
CL Oi
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-36
PT PT-37
PT PT-38
PT PT-40, Shell hits 27, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Madras, at 18,21 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Yura
BB Hyuga
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 6
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

Runway hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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TF 17 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21)

TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21


Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.4
MSW W.3
PC Ch 22
PC Ch 23
DD Yudachi
DD Kari
DD Kasasagi
PG Nanpo Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
DD Kiji

Coastal Guns at Madras, 18,21, firing at TF 17
784 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Otori, Shell hits 4
AP Meisho Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 8
DD Kiji, Shell hits 3
DD Kasasagi
AP Tatsuho Maru
PC Ch 23, Shell hits 1
AK Takamisan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
2638 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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TF 17 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21)

TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21


Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.4
MSW W.3
PC Ch 22
PC Ch 23
PG Eifuku Maru
DD Kiji
DD Kari
DD Kasasagi
AP Kisaragi Maru, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nanpo Maru
DD Otori
DD Yudachi

Coastal Guns at Madras, 18,21, firing at TF 17
585 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Shinyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Kyokko Maru, Shell hits 7
DD Kasasagi
PC Ch 22
DD Kiji
AP Tatuha Maru
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kari, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
981 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Yura
CL Kinu
CL Oi
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-36
PT PT-37, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-38, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Yura
CL Kinu
CL Oi
DD Fubuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-36, Shell hits 45, and is sunk

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Ground combat at Bangalore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 414 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bangalore base !!!

[KDonovan]

wow...a DD sunk by 50 caliber fire....nice

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/42

Still no Allied flights, while Japan flies at will. At this rate India is already lost.

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TF 17 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21)

TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21


Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.4
MSW W.3
PC Ch 23
PG Eifuku Maru
DD Kiji
DD Kasasagi
AP Koei Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Coastal Guns at Madras, 18,21, firing at TF 17
90 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Kiji
AP Tatsuho Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Kashiwara Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Madras, at 18,21


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CL Naka
CL Sendai
CA Chokai
CA Atago


Allied ground losses:
454 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 35
Port fuel hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Madras, at 18,21


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Yura
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
606 casualties reported
Guns lost 19

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 41

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Naval bombardment of Madras, at 18,21

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CL Naka
CL Sendai
CA Chokai
CA Atago


Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Runway hits 5
Port supply hits 1

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/42

Madras falls. A very few Allied aircraft fly, but it's all too little too late.

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Coastal Guns at Madras, 18,21, firing at TF 3
TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21


269 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Shell hits 1
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1
CL Kashii, Shell hits 3
DD Inazuma

Japanese ground losses:
1542 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madras

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 53653 troops, 491 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 1984

Defending force 5901 troops, 68 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2012 - adjusted assault: 2447

Allied max defense: 58 - adjusted defense: 405

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madras base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed
Blenheim I: 5 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/15/42

Japanese superior aircraft make a show. India is now lost, just remains to see what can be saved.

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Day Air attack on Madras , at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 70
G3M Nell x 61
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 59
Ki-21 Sally x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Capetown
BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CL Glasgow
CL Dauntless
CLAA Columbo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Cornwall, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Panther

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
G3M Nell x 61
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 59
Ki-21 Sally x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 33 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Enterprise
CLAA Ceres
CLAA Caledon, Torpedo hits 1
CA Dorsetshire

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Sub attack at 13,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
DD Panther, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

[KDonovan]

having lost India in my PBEM game, the one mistake i made was not moving all land forces to Karachi at the 1st sign of Indias demise...If you can mass over 3000 AV there....should be impossible for him to take.

[sveint]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/42

My only approach to India at this stage will be to minimize the VPs he can get there. Thanks for the tip on Karachi, will try it. I'm worried about receiving ships there that only serve as free VPs to Japan though.

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,19

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 87
G3M Nell x 37
G4M1 Betty x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 61
Ki-21 Sally x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

[KDonovan]

My only approach to India at this stage will be to minimize the VPs he can get there. Thanks for the tip on Karachi, will try it. I'm worried about receiving ships there that only serve as free VPs to Japan though

ships arriving at Karachi while its being besieged is a problem...no doubt. In my game, my oppenant and I came up with a house rule that stated..."any ship that arrived at Karachi is to be given a free pass down to Australia, but must be sent to San Francisco before it can be used."

is India really at a loss at this point though?....only 50,000 enemy troops are ashore it seems.

[Fishbed]

Is this AAR dead? [:(]
I was very intersted in the developments following Oleg's daring strike on Sing...