Pzjg Hortlund vs 2nd ACR -round two

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

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Sub attack at 30,53

Japanese Ships
AK Tetsuzan Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O20

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ASW attack at 37,60

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Thanet

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ASW attack at 37,60

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34

Allied Ships
DD Thanet

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97
Japs caught with pants down. I was hoping for somewhat more damage though.
Japanese Ships
AP Amakasu Maru #1, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Chichibu Maru
AP Daihachikyo Maru
AP Daijukyo Maru

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Achilles

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Munda at 64,95
Japs caught with pants down #2. This is the same CL that made the heroic stand at Rabaul. Right now I think there are 4 CAs and 1 BB around Rabaul, so I think I made the right call when I had this one retreat south.

Japanese Ships
AP Kaijo Maru #2
AP Katsuragisan Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide

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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Runway hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24,45

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 20

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ASW attack at 110,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-17

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Long
DMS Dorsey
DMS Hopkins
DMS Southard

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ASW attack at 110,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Chew
DD Litchfield
DD Allen

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Day Air attack on Sasebo 2nd SNLF, at 39,67


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sasebo 2nd SNLF, at 39,67


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 9
Ki-48 Lily x 35
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
20 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 8000 feet
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ASW attack at 110,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Long
DMS Dorsey
DMS Hopkins
DMS Southard

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ASW attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
MSW Quail

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ASW attack at 20,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-160, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Evertsen

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ASW attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
MSW Bittern
MSW Finch

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ASW attack at 30,47

Japanese Ships
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 2

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ASW attack at 144,61

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
DD Kennison
DD Crosby
DD Talbot


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21920 troops, 249 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 13961 troops, 129 guns, 128 vehicles



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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2719 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 741 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 73 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1897 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Menado

Amazingly enough the dutch defenders at Menado holds. By the looks of things, they will be hard pressed to hold another day though.
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2687 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2097 troops, 18 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1407 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!



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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6888 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2233 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 47094 troops, 390 guns, 8 vehicles

Defending force 12584 troops, 74 guns, 4 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22032 troops, 256 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 7943 troops, 87 guns, 2 vehicles



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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8891 troops, 68 guns, 19 vehicles

Defending force 3928 troops, 39 guns, 3 vehicles



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Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27172 troops, 275 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 10605 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


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

Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


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Ground combat at Munda

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 712 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Munda base !!!



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Ground combat at Menado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1316 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2577 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

[2ndACR]

Just so people know, this game still lives. We are now in 2/21/42 after resuming play after my busy summer schedule. The battle of Java is sucking men and ships at a ferocious pace. He has shipped the 18th UK division into Batvia and I of course landed right on it with a division and brigade. I have begun landing a division over the beach just south of Batvia and am taking a huge pounding from the air.
 
 We have had many and I mean MANY surface battles near Java in the Batvia area. Unfortunatly, my prized CV Shokaku met her doom near Tarawa around Jan 42 to allied CV's after a raid near Canton island. Zuikaku was also pounded. The allies traded 1 CV Saratoga in the exchange. It was my fault I lost the CV, I forgot to change them off of port attack until it was too late. We will see if Panzer updates anything.

[Hortlund]

Oh, that is not the only thing Ive shipped into Java. I suppose I shouldnt be telling you this, but you'll find out soon enough anyway. Ive got 3 Aussie brigades there aswell.

Old 2ndARC tried to catch me with my pants down at Java. First he landed a NLF unit at Kragen, but I managed to kill that landing before he could reinforce it. Then he landed at Batavia with one division and one brigade. Unfortunaly for the japanese, I had brought in the 18th UK from India. His landings failed, and now they are being pounded by 3 artillery brigades also brough in from India. He is losing 2-400 men per day to those bombings.

Then he tried to land the Imperial guards division south of Batavia. Ive sunk many of his APs, more than ten, and he has taken heavy losses. I think he's lost more than 1 000 men who went down with those ships.

[2ndACR]

 I figured you had shipped a whole slew of units into Java. And after seeing the amount of heavy combat ships you have shoved forward, I knew I had a serious fight on my hand.
 
 Now I have 2 divisions and  brigade on Java proper. Only the Imperial Guard Div is free to move about. The other 2 units are stuck at Batvia. But I have 3 additional brigades and 6 freshly freed up divisions to pump into Java. Currently shifting them into place now. Java is also now a focus of 90% of my air power. KB is in the area, heavy surface shipping in the area. Just a matter of time before I have another toehold in Java. And if I take a base, just watch how fast things will fall then. I have massive airlift capability.

[Hortlund]

Well, here is my motivation for pumping so much troops into Java.

Java is one of those places that you simply have to take. In the early game, you can pretty much dominate the entire map, heck if you want, right now you can take Pearl. But we both know one thing you and I, you have to take Java.

So, instead of trying to slow you down in several places, Im focusing on that one spot. Because we both know that you have to come there. I get to pick the spot where to defend, instead of spreading out.

18th UK is doing much more here than it would do in Mandalay or Colombo. You cant go into the Bay of Bengal until you have Java anyway. The 3 australian brigades are doing much more here than they would do at Port Moresby or Guadalcanal. Because you cant go into Port Moresby without the KB, and they are busy at Java... you get the idea. Right now Im crippling your entire war effort, simply by forcing you to use more and more troops in Java. That costs time...the one thing the Japanese does not have much of at the beginning of the game.

Right now you have all your battleships around Java. You have your entire carrier fleet there (save two CVs, one sunk and one banged-up in port). You are concentrating your airforce to your bases in Singapore and Borneo. You are shifting the divisions from the PI into the area, and the divisions in Malaya are focused on this one place.

So, will you take it? Of cource you will. But you will pay heavily for it. Most of the bases are up to fort level 5-7 now, I have at least two brigades in every..single...base, Ive got artillery, lots of engineers. Ive got 5 US battlewagons from Pearl in the area, Ive got the RN carriers there, Ive got the dutch and aussie airunits there, and by now they are approaching 80 exp. Like I said, you will take Java...but it will take you time, and you will pay heavily for it.

I love this game.

[Hortlund]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR
Only the Imperial Guard Div is free to move about.

Yeah, but they cant be in that good shape. Offloaded into a non-base hex with heavy losses, stuck in a non-base-hex in a malaria zone, depending completely on airlifted supply. Right now I dont fear them that much, their fatigue/disruption must be pretty high.

[Kereguelen]

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund
Ive got 5 US battlewagons from Pearl in the area

And this is exactly the reason why the opening port attack on Manila is always a grave mistake, IMHO.

While the US subs located in Manila at start are far from useless and may be a real pain to the Japanese, the old US battlewagons, if left alone, are able to deal out much more punishment when properly used (Java, Guadalcanal, even Rabaul). One cannot prevent or even delay a Japanese invasion attempt with subs while battleships are ostensibly able to do just this.

[Ron Saueracker]

Just what the heck are BBs going to do? If they get anywhere near Jap 2E LBA say buhh-bye.

[Hortlund]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Just what the heck are BBs going to do? If they get anywhere near Jap 2E LBA say buhh-bye.

Well, actually, Japanese CAs and DDs proved to be a much graver threat. I lost a surface action where I had 4 BBs and a handful of destroyers against 4 Japanese CAs and a handful of destroyers.

Two of my BBs were sunk, and the other two crippled.

Lets just say I was pretty unhappy about that surface action. 4 BBs should be able to defeat 4 CAs.

[Kereguelen]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Just what the heck are BBs going to do? If they get anywhere near Jap 2E LBA say buhh-bye.

Not if you use'em properly. There're enough examples of players' (as shown in AAR's) who managed to do just this. But given your somewhat fatalistic view on WITP, you'll probably never believe it.

[Hortlund]

I won.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund

I won.

The game??? [X(]