Panzerjaeger Hortlund(Japanese) Vs AdmNelson(Allies)

[AdmNelson]

This will be a joint AAR. Nik Mod 9.1 stock most of the usually rules.

Quick update-12/7/41 thru 12/9/41

We have a lot combat and action already plus a lot of landings by the Japanese

Major actions


12/7/41
Air Strike Pearl Harbor
BBs Nevada and Tennessee sunk

Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oboro, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako, Shell hits 2
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba, Shell hits 3


Allied ground losses:
285 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2

Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 6
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
Allied ShipsDay Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64


CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Parrott, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Stewart, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 9
BB Ise, Shell hits 6
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3
CL Yura, Shell hits 1
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Yakaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Parrott, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Stewart, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Landings of importance--12/7/41 Kuching,Jolo,Balikpapan,Tarkan,Ambonia,Cayagan,Menado,Rabaul,and Lunga

12/8/41
Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

12/9/41 Major Action

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan at 42,59

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Nagara
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio

Allied Ships
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Pope, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 7
CA Mogami, Shell hits 8
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
CL Danae
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 2
DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isis
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56
Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Walrus: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 4
CA Mogami
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isis

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Maikaze
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Encounter, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Isis, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

12/9/41
Day Time Surface Combat, near Nukufetau island at 87,103 Good thing for US

Japanese Ships
PG Kaiun Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PG Kantori Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PG Nagata Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 6

[Hortlund]

I just have to post this screenshot together with a part of the AAR that you havent seen yet.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 2, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

[Hortlund]

We are currently on the 11th of December. These are the airlosses so far. I am very surprised that I havent taken any more losses.

Total number of lost Zeros: 2, both to ops



On the naval side, the losses so far looks like this:

Japanese losses
4 transports
5 patrol crafts or gunboats
3 destroyers
1 AV

Allied losses
2 BB
1 CA (Houston)
4 CL (Boise, Danae, Mauritius, Marblehead)
11 DD
2 AS
8 transports and tankers
1 AV
1 AO
Handful of MSW and PTs

I have a handful of DDs in very bad shape, and one of my BBs took a torpedo from a dutch sub off Balikpapan, but she managed to limp back to base. Other than that, the Australian CL from the encounter above should sink pretty soon.

I am aiming for a quick blow to take the NEI. Ive played the allies enough times to know how painful you can make that battle for the Japanese player in case he fumbles the ball. Therefore I had turn 1 landings in Ambonia, Kuching and Balikpapan. Any of these bases can work as a jump-off point to get a foothold on Java. Im counting on having boots on the ground in Java before the end of the month.

All in all Im pretty content with the developments so far with the exception of South Seas Detachment performance at Rabaul. My attack there has been repulsed twice.

[AdmNelson]

The Clash of two Titans. The worst of two navies fight it out. The Kashima is tough or the Adelaide needs more target practice, and not as the target.

[AdmNelson]

12/12/41

Update-- not a lot of major action, but some interesting gunfighter duels.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
PG Saga, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Uji
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 1
PG Tulsa

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
DD Sagi

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 6, on fire

Day Time Surface Combat at 61,83(this action was between Rabaul and Truk---talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, MSW Penguin almost made it home)

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
DD Sagi

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

[Hortlund]

Im starting to notice the effects of not taking out the sub fleet in Manilla on turn 1. Loads of sub attacks all around the NEI and PI.

In other news, the US has sent a CV to Guadalcanal. We should probably expect some losses in that area. The KB is still in transit back from Pearl and is in no position to intervene. There has also been a probing attack around Tarawa that cost me a couple of transport ships.

Meanwhile, things are progressing well in Burma and the NEI. I have managed to cut off a couple of allied brigades south of Rangoon. They should die pretty soon. In the NEI I have consolidated the bases in Balikpapan, Kuching and Ambonia, and I am soon ready to take the next step in this area. We are ahead of schedule and should be able to get a foothold on Java within the next two weeks.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Seikai Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
AK Tien Lee, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra
CL Perth
DD Voyager
DD Le Triomphant

Im having some problems at Rabaul. For some reason the South Seas Detachment are failing to dig out the Aussie defenders. Now Im forced to fight a defensive battle here while I wait for the infantry to get their shit together. Seppuku time for the South Seas Detachment guys unless things shape up very fast


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
ML Takashima, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
ML Hatsutaka

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Achilles

Crap. I wanted to mine Noumea to slow him down. Unfortunately he was smart enough to keep some sort of surface force present there. I was expecting it to be empty since he is probing my defences in this area in several places.

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 135
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Runway hits 50

I have been targeting Singapore airfields for a couple of days now. Ive brough it most of my Sallys to use for this purpose. I believe I will shut it down within a week.

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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9222 troops, 85 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Defending force 3403 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Japanese max assault: 188 - adjusted assault: 176

Allied max defense: 86 - adjusted defense: 27

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

This came as a surprise, I was not expecting to take Davao in the first go. Well, I should not complain, I am more than pleased to have this one settled already.
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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8763 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331

Defending force 5216 troops, 50 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Japanese max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 70 - adjusted defense: 51

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


Japanese ground losses:
429 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

This was not as amusing though. Ive brought in a division to land beind the allies in Malaya. I was expecting to take Mersing in the first attack, after all, Ive got an entire division there now. However, that was not to happen. That means that he will probably manage to retreat with all his Malay forces into Singapore, except for a handful that I have surrounded at Georgetown. Crap.

[AdmNelson]

Davao --shock attack, caught me off guard. I was planning pulling out the rest of the B-17s and P-40s in the next day. Landings are on at Kendari. Where is the KB?

[AdmNelson]

12/18/41

Let's see if some surprises go off this turn; on the Imperial forces. Again, where is the KB? They probably are headed towards -----------------, that is what I think. A new bar is being setup in Rabaul, and Japanese are not welcome.

[Hortlund]

The allied probe of the Japanese defences continues.

[AdmNelson]

US Lexington finds a target to its liking. Special Base Force 28 took a beating( some of the unit are learning to become swimmers).

Force Z almost made the Kendari landings a big mess. Well next turn should be interesting. IJN CVL Ryujo is just east of Kendari by about 300 miles. Last turn 12 kates were damaged out 15 attacking Force Z. Is that the only carrier with this group?

[Hortlund]

Well, in order for us to find out, you need to send me the right save [;)]

[AdmNelson]

Done

[AdmNelson]

12/19/41

There was some good action today-- Force Z found two small IJN surface TFs. More IJN DDs are making reefs. Also, 3rd Base Force seams to have come under the weather( some thing about supplies and attrition

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/19/41

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese Ships
DD Chidori
DD Manazuru, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatsukari
DD Tomozuru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Dragon
CL Durban
DD Electra
DD Express

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Hopefully this CA will sink
CA Mogami, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Not good and yet not to bad
BC Repulse, Shell hits 3
CL Dragon
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
DD Electra
DD Express

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese Ships
DD Chidori, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Manazuru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Hatsukari, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Tomozuru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1, on fire
BC Repulse
CL Dragon
CL Durban
DD Electra
DD Express

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Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,49

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1


Sub attack at 34,63

Japanese Ships
AP Ayaha Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 48

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,49


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Buffalo I x 6
Vildebeest IV x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Can't seam to put any torpedos into the BBs

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire Another CL takes a hit

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet

Day Air attack on TF at 32,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Vampire, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 32,73

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 44

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Vampire, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vendetta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Day Air attack on TF at 32,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 7 damaged Missed again

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pinrang at 31,67


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,56

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sagoland
AK Bisayas

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack at 39,60

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-37

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Naval bombardment of Banjarmasin, at 27,64


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuretake
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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Sub attack at 34,64

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

Allied Ships
SS KXVI


Ground combat at Kendari Kendari now under new ownership

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5363 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 832 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese max assault: 302 - adjusted assault: 23

Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18095 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Defending force 8804 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Japanese max assault: 590 - adjusted assault: 190

Allied max defense: 165 - adjusted defense: 455

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


Japanese ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12421 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 3440 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese max assault: 230 - adjusted assault: 30

Allied max defense: 59 - adjusted defense: 70

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


Japanese ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25039 troops, 286 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 538

Defending force 6705 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Japanese max assault: 553 - adjusted assault: 286

Allied max defense: 110 - adjusted defense: 157

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3397 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 37134 troops, 301 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 915

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 986 - adjusted defense: 636

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


Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
379 casualties reported
Guns lost 12


Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22774 troops, 287 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 467

Defending force 7710 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Japanese max assault: 492 - adjusted assault: 381

Allied max defense: 104 - adjusted defense: 70

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 6 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
15679 casualties reported
Guns lost 50


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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 784 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

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

Japanese max assault: 23 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!



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Ground combat at Mersing

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3114 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 17386 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 350



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Ground combat at Rabaul

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 921 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 11645 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23631 troops, 214 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 902

Defending force 36668 troops, 292 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 419


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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3rd Base Force Wiped Out at Rabaul by attrition!!! Looks they needed more supplies

[AdmNelson]

12/20/41 Pretty quiet day


Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjarmasin at 27,64

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Good for the PT crews morale
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13
PT TM-14
PT TM-15

[Hortlund]

First some general observations.

In the past week I have lost way too many destroyers. There are a couple of reasons for this.
1) I lost 4 in a surface engagement against Force Z. Not much to do about that, it was simply bad luck.
2) The number of sub attacks is huge, the price for not taking out Manilla on turn 1.
3) My destroyers are forced to cover alot of landings alone. Since I am in a race against time and since I must get a foothold on Java before the end of December, I have to do lots of invasions in several locations. I only have BBs to cover the two main thrusts (Malaya and Balikpapan), and therefore DDs are the major escort force for practically all landings. That means they are vunerable when they happen upon an allied CL or CA-task force, as well as to coastal artillery.

The air war is going great though. I have only lost 10 Zeros so far, ALL of them to ops. That means not one Zero lost to flak or air-to-air. I have really low airlosses all in all, a very good thing for the empire.

The allies know that I am overstretching somewhat these days. That is why he is probing me to look for weak spots. Lexington managed to catch a base force and almost wipe it out...I managed to get some survivors ashore though, but that was very close.

Force Z could have stumbled upon the Kendari invasion force. The only thing that prevented that slaughter was a handful of Kates from Ruyju. I managed to hit Prince of Wales with a long lance torpedo, and while she will not sink from it, I think that at least puts her out of the action for a couple of months. That means the allied naval defence of Java is reduced to a handful of CLs and maybe one of the crappy british BBs.

Anyway...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 140
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 74

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Singapore is shut down. For the past two days we have not met any resistance in our attacks on the airfields. We will keep the attacks up though, I dont want to face hordes of bombers when I move in on the base, and I dont want to see the AVG here either.


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Day Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 17

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Eidsvold, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Hope, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Aster, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Tavoy is encircled, and I suppose we are witnessing a sort of mini-Dunkirk here
TF 168 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
441 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Banjarmasin

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8136 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 812 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese max assault: 276 - adjusted assault: 120

Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjarmasin base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

We are soon ready to attack Java. These are the last two bases that stood in the way of an all-out attack on Java.

[String]

There are no crappy british battleships. The R class, while slow, has good armor, great experience ratings and packs a wallop with those excellent 8 15" guns. In surface combat they can be VERY dangerous. Especially if there are more than one of them. If there is just a single battleship then it usually acts as a torpedo magnet and dies before doing any serious damage but in a pair they can be a nasty surprise.

[AdmNelson]

Updates--Over all the Japanese advances continue- naval/air battles around Rabaul have been many from the 23rd thru the 29th

12/23/41

Night Time Surface Combat, near Siador at 54,85

Japanese Ships
AP Senkai Maru, heavy damage
AP Nanrei Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chicago

12/25/41

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
DD Sagi, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Sonan Maru #6, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
PC Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
PC Ch 24, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kuraido Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Marsue Maru
AP Monji Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Nichiai Maru
AP Tafuku Maru
AP Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Kowa Maru
AP Tonei Maru
AP Konsan Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
DD Voyager
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sag Sag at 57,88

Japanese Ships
AP Kyuma Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Mikage Maru #20, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Chicago

Day Air attack on TF at 58,88 IJN Carriers do show up even they are only a CVL and a CVE

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10
B5N Kate x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire That hurt
CL Perth
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage That hurt even more SINKS
DD Le Triomphant

Day Air attack on TF at 58,88

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Later sinks in naval battle with IJN BB at Rabaul

Day Air attack on TF at 59,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
CVL Zuiho

Day Air attack on TF, near Buna at 55,90

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2

12/29/41

Naval Gun Fire at Bataan (42,51) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! TF commander forgot that you don't near Bataan

35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Shingetsu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Takegawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Taichu Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Suruga Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage