ITALIAN SAMURAI (CHS 160; Hoepner(J) vs. Cantona2(A))

[Gen.Hoepner]

Problem Okami is that Johnston is very far from any base...i'll send in some more zeros following up your suggestion, but i doubt they will make it...for the moment some AA guns arrived and so a CD unit...however the losses are still high...
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42
 
More allied sub hits were scored today...his sub campaign is defenetly putting Japan on his knees...
 
At Manila we attacked but we managed only to score a 0-1....more bombings are needed[:(]
An ambush of the AVG in china made me lose 6 nates...
...this war is getting really too bloody for Japan...
 
 
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ASW attack at 79,83
 
Japanese Ships
PG Fukui Maru
PG Daido Maru
MSW Asahi Maru No. 2
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu
 
Allied Ships
SS S-34, hits 1
 
This is the best i could do today against his subs...[:o]
 
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Sub attack at 31,46
 
Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
PG Chosa Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
DD Hagikaze
DD Maikaze
 
Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 1
 
First attack...

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Sub attack at 29,76
 
Japanese Ships
AK Katsuragi Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Allied Ships
SS KX
 
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
 
The ship sinks....[:@]
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Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 104,78
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
 
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5
B-17E Fortress x 32
LB-30 Liberator x 18
F-4 Lightning x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 8 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
 
Lost 1 zero in the air and 2 Nells on the ground...

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Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 47,36
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 42
Ki-30 Ann x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
I-153c x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged[:(]
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 

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Sub attack near Palmyra  at 110,90
 
Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #8, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Allied Ships
SS Triton
 
My MSW was clearing mines at Palmyra...she sunk immediately[:o]

 
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Sub attack at 31,76
 
Japanese Ships
AP Kenbu Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Allied Ships
SS KXVIII
 
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Another score...the ship ate 3 fishes and went down with the base force in it
 
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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 168936 troops, 866 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 3539
 
Defending force 44505 troops, 287 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 944
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
 
Japanese max assault: 3561 - adjusted assault: 1703
 
Allied max defense: 906 - adjusted defense: 3473
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) [:(][:(]
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
5865 casualties reported  OUCH!!!!![:o]
Guns lost 66
Vehicles lost 14
 
Allied ground losses:
2518 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 6
 
 

[okami]

Just a rules thing but somewhere there is a posting that only six ASW unit engage a target so you may wish to make your units 6 ships strong also spend the PP to get agressive ASW commanders, this is very important, you will find that your ASW results will improve.

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/42

Today we finally manage to sink an enemy sub...
Fierce fightings in China show again the supremacy of the AVG against the Nates...i'm losing a lot of good pilots there...but i'd like to keep an historical pace so i'll try not to put aside the nates for the moment and not to replace them too soon with the oscars...
However the Chinese theatre is very fluid...he's moving his troops everywhere, but i'm confident i'll be able to isolate some of his major units and advance further...
At Johston Island the dogfight keeps on going on. Today we saw a significant number of enemy bombers going back after the first contact with my zeros...their morale should be quite low...they will probably have to stay down for few days. The base is now fully repaired and that gives me a bit of air to breath...

In DEI we managed to conquer Koepang...now Java should be almost isolated, but i do not want to do anything before Manila and Singapore are taken...



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ASW attack near Saigon at 31,45

Japanese Ships
PG Chosa Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uranami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Shinonome
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 6

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ASW attack at 81,85 *near Kwalajein*

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 26
PC Ch 25
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 10, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*


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Day Air attack on Honan , at 49,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 48
Ki-30 Ann x 42
Ki-51 Sonia x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 14
Ki-48-I Lily x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
I-16c x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged[:o][:(]
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
I-16c: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
SB-2c: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 104,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 11
LB-30 Liberator x 12
F-4 Lightning x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 7 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28 *LRCAP from Baby KB*

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



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Ground combat at Koepang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4912 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Defending force 1423 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese max assault: 232 - adjusted assault: 85

Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Gen.Hoepner]

China

[Gen.Hoepner]

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[okami]

After looking at your map I would give you this little bit of advice. RESOURCES!!!!!!! Your economy will crash in the next three months if you do not grab Ambionia, Kendari, Palembang, Tarakan and Bailkpapan. Just a little advice. Oh and when you take them do it by mass assault to lessen damage to resources.

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: okami

After looking at your map I would give you this little bit of advice. RESOURCES!!!!!!! Your economy will crash in the next three months if you do not grab Ambionia, Kendari, Palembang, Tarakan and Bailkpapan. Just a little advice. Oh and when you take them do it by mass assault to lessen damage to resources.

Ambonia and Kendari are already in my hands. Palembang, Java and southern Borneo are still allied...i hope to be able to launch an offensive in the next month against these places but i simply donot have enough troops, planes and fuel to attack those strongholds right now.

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/42
 
A small update.
Things are slowing down... the japs have conquered Makassar in the last week, but didn't go any further. The fuel situation for my fleet is so bad that we cannot even move towards the Southern Borneo[:(]..his subs keep on sinking my ships with impunity...seems that nothing can stop them...
The second wave against Manila failed miserably...despite he has splitted his forces between Manila and Bataan, seems that i overstimated the strenght of my two armies involved and went overconfident...[:o]...we need to rush now, cause i've already lost too much time and cannot efford to remain stuck like that...
 
 

[trollelite]

Hope 5 to 6 divisions could bring down manila is a pure joke...And you managed to try this twice, it seems. Now be prepare to spend 2 months on that damned island.[;)]

[okami]

ORIGINAL: trollelite

Hope 5 to 6 divisions could bring down manila is a pure joke...And you managed to try this twice, it seems. Now be prepare to spend 2 months on that damned island.[;)]

I have taken Manila on serval occasions with 2or3 Divisions, as the ground combat is a crap shoot it is all about timing not neccessarily forces. Bombard it alittle more and try try again.

[Nomad]

From the version 1.7 whats new file:

4) Anti-submarine attack routines have been rewritten. Now, seldom will more than 4 ASW vessels normally attack a submarine during a single phase (although many may search). Number of attacking ships depends on task force type, ships types and lots of skill rolls. Instead of each ship making one or two attacks, they may now sometimes continue to attack until out of ASW ammunition. Number of attacks made depend on task force type, ships types and lots of skill rolls. Hits are now deadly much less often, usually doing a point or two of system damage and or occasionally a point or so of flood damage.

I have found that 1xDD, 2xAPD, and 3xPCs for Japan work well as ASW hunter-killer groups. If you need more, go to 1xAPD and 3xPC. You want the DD for better leader stats and at least one crew set with good numbers to help detect the sub.