Elouda (Japan) versus Dennishe (Allies)

[dennishe]

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

The United States was at peace with that Nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to the Secretary of State a form reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hit of war or armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government had deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost.

Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 57
D3A2 Val x 137
B5N2 Kate x 136

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 22 damaged
D3A2 Val: 6 destroyed, 60 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 13 destroyed, 38 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 16 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 14 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 5 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 6 destroyed
P-26A: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 3 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 19, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SUNK
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 7
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Royal T. Frank, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AR Vestal, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 42
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 317

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
18 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
29 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
12 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
25 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
19 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
19 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
24 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
26 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya.

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 134

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 39 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 6 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
20 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet

Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.

Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G3M Nell x 54
G4M1 Betty x 54
C5M Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 3

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 13 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 6 destroyed
P-35A: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 210

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet

Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending through out the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God.

I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.

Dennishe -- supreme commander of the allied forces (Who stole his speech from Roosevelt)

[dennishe]

Houserules and settings are:
Sub Doctrines = off
FOW = on
Allied damage control = on
Hist 1st turn = off
PDU = off
Vary Setup = off
Dec 7 surprise = on
Reinforcements = historical
Auto sub ops = off
Expand at start = off
Automatic upgrades = off
Accept replacements = off
Turn cycle = 1

- The allied player on turn 1 will not enter ANY orders to simulate the Japanese achieving total surprise. But no carrier hunting at turn one!
- For the Japanese player, all first turn landings need to be in range of long range cap of Jap fighters (land based), for example: Java, Sumatra, Timor, and Sulawesi are NOT OK. Philippines, Borneo etc. are OK. Scenario defined (historic) landings outside this limit are fine.
- Only one Japanese port attack on turn 1.
- Air or ground units belonging to the Kwangtung, China, or India commands may not leave their areas unless PP's are spent to change their command. China command (Japanese and Allied allready in China units are free to move "east"). A few Kwantung units are in china command at the start. Those few (4 mongolian divs) may be used as if part of china command. Allied China units must pay PPs going outside china to the north, west or south. Except the units in or assigned to Burma Command at the start.
- The Japanese are not allowed to enter the Panama and Aden passages. In addition no Japanese units allowed within 4 hexes of the exits from the Aden and Panama passages.
- No Allied 4 engined bombers allowed on Naval Attack below 10000 ft
- No 2 engine Bomber units allowed to upgrade to 4 engine bombers as the allies.
- PT Boats: PT boats can only be in a TF by themselves. Max PT TF 8. Max number of PTs in one hex 16.
- No more than 6 ships in an ASW TF.
- No submarine Invasions - unless specialized landing forces are carried - raiders etc.
- Amphibious invasions must be at a dot or base. No empty coast hexes can be landed on.
- Parachute invasions must be at a dot or base. No empty hexes can be landed on.
- Japanese subs cannot change/upgrade their scout planes.
- Japanse "light" air units (DBs etc) may not be upgraded beyond "Lilies" or their upgrades.
- No Corsairs on aliied CVs of any description - except for ferrying - till 1/44.
- Stacking limits: 50 Aircraft per AF Size / Does not apply to Float Planes
Limit of 20,000 troops for Atolls / Invasions can bring twice this, but should be reduced to proper level within a few weeks
and not to forget, were playing CHS scenario 158
Franz as you can see I stole your houserules list. If you still want to continue the game we were about to start. Send me an email......
Pictures and details of the plan of response are coming tomorrow........

[dennishe]

KB stuck around for another day and completely closed the airfield. It hit a lot of my ships the first and second day, but in the end it hasn't sunk any BB's (yet). The Maryland may be in trouble, although the float damage was much worse yesterday. I spotted miniKB and all his BB's near Malaya and the Philippines, so an invasion of Pearl Harbor seems not to be at hand. A lot of my shipping all over the map has been damaged or sunk, but so far my warships have managed to stay out of trouble. I noticed that the Kuching invasion force is not covered by a surface TF. Tomorrow, the Japanese will get a small reminder that they should have. If I force them to cover every operation, I will win valueble time.

Futher I noticed that all allied troops are weaker than in stock by a lot. I don't see any possibilities to reinforce Java or any other of the DEI islands. Burma is in serious trouble and I see no possibility to defend OZ. The Darwin area is isolated from the rest of OZ and also the Perth area does not have enough troops to hold off a major Japanese attack. Reading the AARs of other CHS players, I think OZ is in serious trouble. Not sure yet, where I will dig in my troops. In a stock game I would simply march some OZ divisions to Darwin and stop any Japanese advance there. In CHS there is not such possilibity. Any thoughs?......

[dennishe]

The first week of the Pacific war went as usual. Wake was taken and the Japanese landed at Brunei, Kuching, Malaya and the Philippines. I was not able to fight back yet. All my planes pretty much misted their targets and my PTs and MTBs did not cause much damage. An unescorted invasion fleet at Kuching was attacked by two DDs which did sink some APs, but they were sunk by Nell bombers in return.
Time for some counter measures. Allied intelligence reported that Japanese troops were heading for Tarakan and Balikpapan. I decided to sneak the Marblehead, Boise and the Repulse into Balikpapan port and wait for the Japanese invasion fleet. The Prince of Wales ran into a torpedo from a Japanese sub and I withdrew it. This was spotted by my opponent, who asumed that Force Z was withdrawn completely and that there were no more battleships in the SRA. Boy, was he wrong:

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 76, and is sunk
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 25, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 14, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2
CL Boise, Shell hits 5
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD Vampire, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Parrott, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
MSW Wa 14, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
MSW Wa 19, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
MSW Tomozono Maru #3, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
MSW Toroshima Maru, and is sunk
AP Tango Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AP Horai Maru
AP Astuga Maru
AP Chinko Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Naniwa Maru, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Bulmer, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, on fire, heavy damage
DD Parrott, on fire
DD Stewart

Now comes the most difficult part of the operation. To get my ships back to a save port. He has Betty and Nells stationed at Kuching and Brunei and a CVL is patrolling nearby. I have three squadrons P40s stationed at Balikpapan to cover the retreat, but I'm afraid it will not be enough. Anyway, my ships already caused the Japanese more damaged than I hoped for.

[dennishe]

The Boise and Marblehead made it to Soerabaja, where they joined the Houston and the Dutch CLs. They will fight another day. I have withdrawn the P40's to Soerabaja as well. They will provide aircover for my surface ships and protect the harbor. With my bombers barely hitting anything (yet), the only way I can inflict damage is by surface naval battles.
Two destroyers are in Balikpapan port and heavy damaged. The Japanese troops landed one day later, supported by another surface task force. I think I have to consider these ships lost. The DD Stewart seems to have escaped, with VA Layton on board. He will be the first to receive a medal this war. The limping Repulse was cought a few days later by a Japanese CVL and hit by 4 torpedos. System damage is only in the forties, but the flood level is 84 and the CVL TF is still on his tale, while it can only do 5 knots. I don't think she is going to make it.
 

[dennishe]

Time for an update:

Malaya: things go fast here. The Japanese landed at Kuantan and Khota Baru. My troops are all withdrawing to Singapore. None of them are cutt of, except for an AA, CD and two ENG units that are stuck at Georgetown. I withdrew the ENG unit from Victory point to Adamantan island (named differently in CHS, but forgot the name). Hopefully, I can hold Singapore for a long time.

Philippines: The Japanese landed at the standard hexes in the north and south. In the north, no contact has been made by the Japanese troops yet. In the south, there is fighting, but my troops are still holding on in the hex south of Manilla.

DEI: Kuching and Brunei have been taken and station Nell and Betty bombers now. The Japanese landed at Balikpapan and Tarakan, but my troops are still holding. Paratroopers tried to take Singkajep (or something that sounds like this; I'm referring to the small island close to Singapore). They are not making progress and I think I might be able to trow them out a bit later. Further there has been an invasion at Kendari. I'm moving my torpedo planes around from base to base to attack, where necessary. The AACU swordfish planes just put a torpedo in a Japanese CA. Slowly, my bombers are starting to hit stuff. The P40 fighters are guarding my fleet at Soerabaja. My B17's are located at Kupang and Caraghan. They can strike in pretty much the whole SRA and occasionally hit something.

China: Hong Kong fell. No further action.

Central Pacific: Wake, Nauru and Makin have been taken. No sign of an invasion of Tarawa yet. I have a CV nearby to counter, but am afraid of his long range torpedo bombers. The Japanese just landed at Rabaul. My troops are holding on. I send my CV, that is located between Tarawa and the Solomon island to a position close to Gili Gili. From there I plan to counter.

Fight back: I'm planning only to defend places that I actually can defend. Noumea for example is a death trap and I will not bring in any troops. The Samoa islands are a much better location to put up a fight. There are three islands close together, that all can be build up. I sent my 2nd marines here. The garrisons of the islands can support each other in case of an attack. If the Japanese want Samoa, they will have to invade all islands with maximum force, while at Noumea or Fiji they can land at an empty hex and march to the battle.
I'm bringing in a regiment to Midway. That should do for now. Further I'm waiting what the Japanese are going to do. I don't want to use PPs yet. I may still need them in the Philippines and the SRA.

[dennishe]

Sometimes the American torpedos do work. This CA will by in the drydocks for a while.

[cantona2]

Go the Sturgeon

[2ndACR]

I love the Swordfish early war. One of the very few a/c that can really sting the Japanese. I move them all over the place and launch hit and run strikes. Plus any level 2 airfield can base them and they will strike with torps. And there are a slew of 2/3/4 air bases around.

[dennishe]

The swordfish slowly start to hit stuff. Before they only missed. I move the swordfish and the Dutch torpedo bombers all over the DEI. The Vildebeest squadrons are still in singapore. They have a low range and I use them to attack Japanese shipping that is going for Malaya. Especially, now miniKB is located near Singapore. This reminds me to look at upgrade trajects in CHS. Will take a look at this in the next turn....

Update: This are just two examples from the last turn

Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Vildebeest IV x 11
Blenheim IV x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
CA Takao, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
T.IVa x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Milan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

[dennishe]

Here is an update of the results so far:

Pacific: Wake, Nauru, Makin and Tarawa have been taken.

Southeast Pacific: Japanese landings at Rabaul. I was planning to counter with the Lexington, but discovered an unidentified Japanese TF. This TF is still not identified, but at the next round KB raided Rabaul as well. That could have been ugly. Now I withdraw the Lexington.

The Philippines: Japanese troops landed in the north and south of Luzon, but no troops have made it to Clark field or Manilla yet. I think the Japanese are not in a hurry here.

Malaya: Landings all over the east coast of Malaya. I withdrew all my troops to Singapore to make sure they're not cut off and finished one by one.

DEI: Landings all over Borneo. There were also landings at Kendari, but that base is still in my hands. He has enough assault strenght. Must be low on supplies. My Swordfish really did a perfect job here, damaging lots and lots of APs and AKs. They had to withdraw to Banjermasin, since their base was destroyed by a coastal bombardement. It seemed that the Japanese advances have stalled. I expect an major trust soon, possibly at Java or Palembang.

Burma: Japanese took Tavoy. I disbanded Victory Point and withdrew its troops to the island off the coast (adamantan in stock).

China: HK has been taken. No further action here.

I haven't lost any BB, CA or CL yet, but Repulse is in trouble. I got it safely to kupang and the float damage is decreasing (84 to 71). If the Japanese troops do not discover it, I may save the ship. System damage is only 41. The Mauritius (torpedoed by a Japanese sub) is in serious trouble as well and will probably sink. It is 15 hexes from Derby and the floatation damage is increasing daily and is now up to 92. I think I have to consider this one lost.
My torpedo planes starting to hurt the Japanese. A strike by Swordfish bombers versus APs or AKs is a garanteed hit now. Unfortunately, I have only 3 of them.

[dennishe]

In the last few days I lost the CL Mauritius, Rabaul and Kendari. Elouda has Betty and Nell bombers at Kendari now and things are becoming really difficult in the DEI. Kupang was bombed. I still have the Repulse in port there with 41 system damage and 61 float damage. As soon as float damage is under control I pull it back to a saver port. Probably Derby, which is quite far.

At Rabaul I was planning to strike the Japanese invasion force with the Lexington. I had some AKs in the region to trigger an attack by KB, if it was in the region. This would cleary indicate its presence. KB did not attack my AKs, but since I didn't know where it was I decided not to engage the Japanese ships at Rabaul. The same turn KB hit Rabaul with all his planes. That could have been ugly. Now I lost Rabaul, but the Lexington is ready to fight another day.

I have been reading a lot of CHS AARs on this forum and carefully looked at my troops around the map. Compared to stock the Allied forces are much and much weaker. This makes it really difficult to put up a fight and in many AARs, OZ is successfully invaded by the Japanese (in stock I march some OZ divs to Darwin and OZ is save). I'm not sure yet how to put up my defenses. PH and Pago Pago will be my major fall back bases in the pacific. I think to use the South Pacific command and assigned troops to defend New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific command to defend OZ. Does anybody have a good suggestion on how to defend these areas? I'm definitively not going for Noumea or Fiji, since those are death traps. Troops are digging in and my MLs are mining the ports......

edit: The Japanese found the Repulse at Kupang. It was struck with 3 more torpedos by Betty bombers and sunk on the spot. Too bad. A few more days and I could have saved her

[dennishe]

Things are starting to look a bit better. The Vildebeest slowly start to hit things as well. And this time they hit a major target.........
 
Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Vildebeest IV x 4
Blenheim IV x 9
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire
BB Haruna
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
 
The Kongo will at least spend be in the dry docks for a very long time.......

[dennishe]

The A24's are awesome as well and I will be getting a lot of those.....
 
Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 56,90
  
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Hudson I x 6
A-24 Dauntless x 29
  
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Chichibu Maru, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Keijo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Kunimitsu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Nikkai Maru
AP Tonei Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Seikai Maru
 
Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 1 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 1 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
 2 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 56,90
  
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Hudson I x 6
A-24 Dauntless x 26
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
PG Seikai Maru
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Keijo Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Tonei Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Kunimitsu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Chichibu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 1 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

[marky]

nice job on the Kongo Denn

i hit the Haruna with vildebeests near the same spot, and she sank a bit later near wenchow, though she probly took bomb from my B17s, cuz the Sunk BY was a 500 pounder

and the Kongo and Haruna are the Kongo clas refitted BCs, so she may very well sink

also, taking the airgroups from the RN carrier in India and putting them in Singapore is a great way to get some hits

[dennishe]

Things are going really bad now! Nelly and Betty bombers are starting to hit the Soerabaja port and really hurt my warships there. I can't let him destroy my CLs and DDs in port. They have no change if I leave them there. I was expecting/hoping that the P40s would do a better job of keeping the Japanese bombers off. In that case I could leave them there and use them for strikes like I did earlier at Balikpapan. I think I might have pulled it off in a stock game with ubercap. In CHS there is no such change. I have started to sneak small TFs of these ships out. Hopefully, some of them will make it. I will replenish those at sea and sneak them back in if I see an opportunity to strike back.

[2ndACR]

A24's are the same as SBD Dauntlass on your CV's only flown by the army. I do not know CHS at all, so I have no input. Never even looked at it.

[dennishe]

Yes, the A24s are the same as the Dauntless bombers. You get a lot of them in CHS. The pilot experience is pretty crappy, but still they do a good job. I didn't expect that. I can recommend CHS to everybody. I play the Nikmod 158 scenario with the Russian fleet. I think it is way better and much more historically accurate than stock. I will never start a stock game ever again (and probably never CHS again when AE comes out).

[dennishe]

Java has become a naval deathtrap. I got the Boise and the Durban out together with 4 DDs. The Houston I send out a day later and it was intercepted by KB-2 (all Japanese CVLs, CVEs and the Hiryu). KB-2 is now bombarding the Soerabaja port and all my CLs that were still there (all Dutch CLs and the Marblehead) are heavily damaged. This is going awfull. Further all my attacks on KB-2 are smothered by its cap and I'm losing planes rapidly. Some bombers come trough, but they all get scared when they see the flattops and miss. The Dutch airforce is almost completely destroyed. I do not want to send in the Swordfish and Vildebeest squadrons into his cap. These planes are too precious. Today the Swordfish put two torpedos in a CS, that used his floatplanes to attack Samarinda. That problem will be solved for now......
 
Selected after action reports:
 
Day Air attack on Samarinda Garrison Battalion, at 31,63
 
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 16
E13A1 Jake x 6
E7K2 Alf x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 2 damaged
E7K2 Alf: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
16 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
16 x E7K2 Alf bombing at 2000 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF at 26,68
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 78
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
T.IVa x 2
Martin 139 x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 11
B-17D Fortress x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
 
Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 23,66
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 66
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
  
Allied Ships
TK J. D. Schreijers, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Tromp, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DM Stronghold, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AK Tjisaroea, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK St. Quentin, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 
 
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
 
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
12 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 
 
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
  
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
CS Chitose, Torpedo hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64
  
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
  
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CS Chitose, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

[dennishe]

I tried to sneak some undamaged ships from Soerabaja port. It became a complete disaster. The ships are too slow and are still in range of the Kates after dawn. Lots of ships were hit and sunk. As long as KB-2 is patrolling of the coast of Java I don't have a change of saving much ships and every day I leave them in port, more and more are destroyed. Damn. I usually got away with holding my ships in port. At least my DD TFs remained undetected (not save yet, they try to sneak trough the Batavia-Toeloekbetoeng straight) and I destroyed quite some Kates......
 
Selected after action reports:
 
Day Air attack on TF at 22,63
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A2 Val x 19
B5N2 Kate x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Van Lansberger, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Loa Koeloe, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Balikpapan, Bomb hits 1
AK Op Ten Noort, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Soerabaja
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
MSW Abraham Crijnssen
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF at 22,63
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Op Ten Noort, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 
Day Air attack on TF at 22,63
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 18
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
PG Soemba, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AS Zuiderkruis, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AR Castor
MSW Pieter de Bitter, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 
Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 23,66
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 41
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 10
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 21 damaged
  
Allied Ships
CL Java, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 1,  heavy damage
CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1
CL Tromp, Bomb hits 1,  heavy damage
  
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
 
Port hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
 7 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet