Later I'll post the start up sequence .. house rules etc. I can't look as his AAR (and he can't look at mine) so if I wind up repeating something he's already posted, sorry.
But first an update ... I won't go back to the beginning ... we did use "historical start" probably a rarity these days for most games .. but the Pearl Strike was pretty anemic ... in the mean time the main focus is of course in the SRA area ... so two weeks in .. here is an annoted combat report ...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41
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Sub attack near Seattle at 134,39
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
AK Tennessean, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 9 This boat is not as bad off as 9 hits would indicate and will probably survive
Allied Ships
DD Parrott
DD Paul Jones
DD John D. Edwards
DD Edsall
DD Bulmer
DD Alden
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ASW attack at 40,68
Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
Allied Ships
SS Perch
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Sub attack near Seattle at 134,39
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
AK Tennessean, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage The Tennessean sank .. but the I-19 expended all torps and must RTB
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 43,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 22
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged
Runway hits 8
Airstrikes in China have several purposes ... use up enemy supply, retard fort building, train up our aircraft
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
First we send in one Chutai on a sweep to try to clear the skies a bit ...
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 31,36
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 46,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet Training
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Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 46,50
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 2 hum ... we're comming in pretty uncoordinated ...
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 11
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Bomb hits 2 Probably woke 'em up ... we can always hope
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
1 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed Oops ... so much for the escort
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 80
G3M Nell x 81
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed Battle for airspace over Singapore has been going on since day one .. but over past 4 days AVG has seen fit to join the fray ... they are probablyl flying cover cap from nearby bases ... we're still sticking to the goal of keeping Singapore suppressed ... we've had to significant;y beef up the Zeros flying out of Saigon .. but where the zeros can engage the AVG they will do so gladly ...
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Kanlaon II
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,72
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Magallanes
AK Luzon
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Liran
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 40,68
Japanese Ships
DD Yakaze
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
Allied Ships
SS Perch, hits 1
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Ground combat at 51,22 Way up north ... one of our infantry bdes pushing on the Hopei Militia ...
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6815 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124
Defending force 1899 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75
Japanese max assault: 232 - adjusted assault: 222
Allied max defense: 69 - adjusted defense: 2
Japanese assault odds: 111 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Davao
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 9375 troops, 86 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 216
Defending force 3713 troops, 35 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 94
Japanese max assault: 428 - adjusted assault: 660
Allied max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 29
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!! One of the few places we've taken on schedule ...
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Alor Star
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 52994 troops, 620 guns, 315 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074
Defending force 5552 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Japanese max assault: 1616 - adjusted assault: 946
Allied max defense: 138 - adjusted defense: 51
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!! One of the many places we've taken behind schedule !
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
806 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
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Ground combat at Kuantan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3165 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
Defending force 1090 troops, 0 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
