Alternate Alternations (II) - STILL NO KETZA, PLEASE

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... so I decided it is time to shoot my bolt.

Here's what resolution of the December 18 turn resulted in:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 131,98

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AMC Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A1 Val x 9



Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 9, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 131,98

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa

A pity these ships were not hit... the Dauntless were flying 1000 lb bombs around

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Looking back, I should have set the Dauntless to a lower search/rest percentage, but frankly I did not expect that little CAP and wanted to save high quality pilots. I actually had not thought I would even achieve something with the strike other than reinofrcing the message "there's something out there" and maybe a scare...

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The next map...

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and the beginning of Ketza's retaliation... poor Wake garrison... The squadrons had been moved back to Midway, damaged airframes destroyed. After all, I did expect some bombardment and/or attacks on the base and did not want to spoil the surprise by a message relating to a Dauntless destroyed on the ground...

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1

CA Kinugasa firing at Wake Island
CA Aoba firing at Wake Island
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December 20...

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and corresponding action (not much... stalking around in the FOW)

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,102

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
DD Tanikaze
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

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I lost the next map... here's the action...

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka


Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


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

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2

Runway hits 2
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December 22nd map...

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and action...

[font="Courier New"]Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 17



No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



No Japanese losses




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And finally, December 23rd... which brings about the end... even though the map may at first not suggest that...

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
CM Tsugaru
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at CM Tsugaru
Plunger bottoming out ....


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Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei


Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22
Port hits 13
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Daifuku Maru
CM Tsugaru

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Wake Island

TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4

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Invasion Support action off Wake Island

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Daifuku Maru
CM Tsugaru

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 135,97

Japanese Ships
DD Shiranui
BB Kirishima
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Thresher



SS Thresher launches 6 torpedoes at DD Shiranui
Thresher diving deep ....

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 135,100

Japanese Ships
xAK Shofuku Maru
xAK Nikki Maru
PB Kohuku Maru

Allied Ships
SS Cachalot



SS Cachalot launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Shofuku Maru
Cachalot diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



No Japanese losses

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Invasion Support action off Wake Island
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Daifuku Maru

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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3928 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 984 troops, 24 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 103

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1645 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Rgt /26

Defending units:
Wake USN CPNAB
1st Marine Defense Battalion

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So, in the end I think my little fake may have achieved what it was supposed to achieve - pull out a CV force, cause some delay and extra ship movements. The numerous subs which I vectored in pulled off a few attacks, even though they did not hunt anything down (which was unlikely anyway bearing in mind the dud torpedoes). Everything on top of that was bonus.

What I should have done better was keep an eye on supply levels at Wake - actually, I sent an xAK there too late. I assume that the landings were easier than it may have been the case if the CD unit would have been fully supplied (even though the numerous bombardments definitely took their toll as well). Well, maybe next time. That would be Midway, would it not [;)]

Thanks for your interest

Hartwig

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Not necessarily, it could be Johnston Island and thence onto the Line Islands. Depends on whether he wants to capture/neutralise Hawaii or attempt to sever the SLOC between USA and Australia.

Alfred

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Alfred,

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Not necessarily, it could be Johnston Island and thence onto the Line Islands. Depends on whether he wants to capture/neutralise Hawaii or attempt to sever the SLOC between USA and Australia.

Alfred

thanks for chiming in. I was actually trying to employ the connotation of Midway that may be present in my esteemed readership's mind, not really trying to predict next moves and much less trying to imply something about my future plans.

In addition, what I would like to try to do is to try to influence his decision there. Note the completely intentional double use of "try" in this context, it is essential - not sure whether I manage to do so at all. I a way, we are back at the starting point of my Wake considerations.

On the other hand, the rewards if I manage to exert this influence this could be... attractive [8D].

Thanks again for chiming in

Hartwig

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Gentlemen,

in the mean time, we have played on till January 2nd. Ketza did invade Java around Christmas, I did not update (in spite of several intercepts of KB by light surface forces which were breathtaking) because I think his approach is quite imaginative and interesting and I was a bit hesitant to give away his little secrets. In the future, this will change, because he seems to plan to set up an AAR of the new game, so he will be giving away his own and/or my secrets, and I intend to retaliate.

However, some two days ago my opponent has requested a restart and I agreed. The reason was a mistake he made in turn 3 or so which caused parts of his malaya army to land in the middle of nowhere far away from Malaya. After a long march, he was still far away from being able to load these troops and ship them into action. So I agreed to start over, although from my point of view he was doing very well (and the right things).

At the same time, I'll admit that I did agree with a bleeding heart - not because I think I have achieved a lot, but because a) I am a bit afraid of doing another turn 2 (we play with the HR that in turn 1 all I can do is moce existing TFs) due to its sheer volume and b) because now that my opponent knows a lot of my early moves, he can avoid the slits in his armor I did exploit last time to draw some blood. So I have to come up with something new, without having done major additional testing and in a field with actually quite limited options in view of a foe that can crush anything I can bring to bear if positioned correctly. Ah well, c'est la guerre, as Nemo would most likely put it, after all it is part of my job to try to make sure he is not positioned adequately - which will be difficult. The summary of the first game for me is that Ketza very efficiently pressed me out of the areas of operation, systematically closing fields, destroying shipping in ports and and preventing buildup of forts.

At first, this is definitely going to start very slowly (because of the need to redo turn 2), but I hope we will pick up speed again in a reasonable amount of time.

Thanks for your interest

Hartwig

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Gentlemen,

The (new) game is on –finally. Allied turn 2 was worse to do for me than I had feared and took me forever to prepare, OTOH I believe I have now one of the most thoroughly organized game starts I have ever had. What will improve in this game for me will most likely be the organization/disposition of the merchant shipping; in addition think I have started to understand pilot training better than I did before and will most likely be able to keep my pilots in better shape.

Other than that, I have concerns. Not sure whether I will be able to keep this game interesting in the first few months, because I am quite sure Ketza (who writes an AAR himself) will have optimized his starting sequence further, with some adaptions to what I did before. The problem here is 20/20 hindsight, against which the +/- 60 day variation re. reinforcements helps only too little. An example for this from turn one (which fortunately did not end badly; I did comment on it though)

[font="Courier New"]Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet * om the starting turn is this one:


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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18



Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed on ground


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb[/font]

I can accept that long time recon can tell the attacker at the beginning of a war involving total surprise what is located at a given base, allowing for a very good target selection. This would be the only reason why one attacks Toungoo. However, if I am aware that there are 70ish fighter planes at the base, I would not really send 6 of my own fighters for a sweep followed by 18 unescorted bombers, but a more substantial force (which is unfortunately not available, as then the desired success at the other attack locations was not going to materialize). This order results from knowledge about the details of the setup, here that the orders of the planes have not been changed (as fixed by house rule). As it is, I know that an important unit of my opponent is overstacked on that field, will not be able to harm me, so I can have a go at it. At 6k, as I know the AAA available at that base as well.

Now, you can say that with respect to the positions of air units, this is what I agreed to when agreeing to the house rule that they may not be used. You are correct, though the extent to which one makes use of that may vary. Still, I provide the example because in my opinion it tells a lot about what this game is to be about in the starting phase: I fight against an optimized, well tested sequence of operations, which I have to try to interfere with without really having the strength to meet them head on.

So, what to do ? Make him deviate from the plan while trying to soften the impact of the blows I take. This is the main task for the first few game weeks. It won't be easy.

Enough said. There’s a war to be won.

Thanks for your renewed interest

Hartwig

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Gentlemen,

here's what turn one brought: These are the major combat events:

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 2
Buffalo I x 5


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 63

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 5 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 137
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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 2 destroyed on ground
P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 133

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT Q-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Perch, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1
SS S-38, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 81
B5N2 Kate x 117
D3A1 Val x 135

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SS Pike, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PT Q-112, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS S-37, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS S-40, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PT-31, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Princess of Negros
xAKL Palawan, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Permit, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Perch, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Saury, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Peary, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AS Otus, Bomb hits 3, on fire
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Pope, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
PT-33, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1
xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1
SS Seal, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
PT-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1
AM Lark, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Repair Shipyard hits 3
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 96
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 79
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 destroyed on ground
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 76

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 8000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Sagoland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 5
Ki-36 Ida x 27
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Chengtu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Munlock, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hinsang, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Bennevis, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Repair Shipyard hits 12
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32

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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML Pennigat, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Panji, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ellenga, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Wing Sang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAKL Nam Yong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Demosthenes, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kelantan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
HDML Pahalwan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Panglima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 2

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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Chilka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Agnes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Chaksang, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Mundra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed on ground


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7


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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT Q-111, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AM Quail, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AVD Childs, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 31
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 41
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on Patani , at 51,73
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 11

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 40
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Buffalo I x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

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Naval bombardment of Iba at 78,75

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
DMS W-19
DMS W-12
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 35
Runway hits 327
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 3

CL Naka firing at 31st PA Infantry Division
DD Inazuma firing at Iba
DD Ikazuchi firing at Iba
DD Samidare firing at 31st PA Infantry Division
DD Yudachi firing at Iba
DD Harusame firing at Iba
DD Murasame firing at Iba
DD Asagumo firing at Iba
DD Minegumo firing at Iba
DD Natsugumo firing at Iba
DMS W-19 firing at Iba
DMS W-12 firing at Iba
DMS W-11 firing at Iba
DMS W-10 firing at Iba
DMS W-9 firing at Iba

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Amphibious Assault at Laoag
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Pre-Invasion action off Manado - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Amphibious Assault at Manado
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Pre-Invasion action off Kota Bharu
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Amphibious Assault at Kota Bharu
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Amphibious Assault at Naga
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Amphibious Assault at Cotabato
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Pre-Invasion action off Kuching - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1
CL Kashii, Shell hits 1
xAP Miike Maru
TB Kari
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Amphibious Assault at Kuching
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Amphibious Assault at Cotabato
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Pre-Invasion action off Guam
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Amphibious Assault at Guam
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Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50)

Japanese assault odds: 140 to 1
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3415 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 7400 troops, 43 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 287

Defending units:
56th Infantry Rgt /1
5th Recon Rgt /2
12th Engr Rgt /1
1st Tank Rgt /1
53rd Const Co /1
54th Const Co /1
55th Const Co /1
5th JAAF AF Coy /1
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Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)

Allied Bombardment attack

Defending units:
I./143rd Infantry Bn /1
II./143rd Infantry Bn /1
III./143rd Infantry Bn /1
32nd Fld AA Bn /1
7th Field AF Const Bn /1

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Ground combat at Laoag (81,72)

Japanese Shock attack (I think para-triggered to save a turn - after all, we know there's nothing at the base

Attacking force 916 troops, 57 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
21st Ind. Engr Rgt /1
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
Kanno Det /1
Tanaka Det /1
3rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
14th Army /1
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /1
56th Const Co /1
8th Medium FA Rgt /1
40th JAAF AF Bn /1
28th JAAF AF Bn /1
9th Field AF Const Bn /1
3rd Engineer Const Bn /1
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /1
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /1
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The day saw systematic disablement of port and air facilities with a clear accent on shipping. Sweeps go in first, followed by waves of bombers. Allied air assets are lured into strikes into well devised traps and destroyed.

In the context of my above 20/20 comment, note that there are a lot of Zeros used in ground attack mode, e.g. in the PI:

18 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

If there was CAP from the P40 squadrons available at those bases, this would result in slaughter. But as we KNOW the settings for turn one, we can maximize what we can get. Well. I’ll try what I can do to take away hindsight as fast as I can. I keep harping about it now because it defines the borderlines of what can or cannot be done in this game by myself for me.

Thanks for your interest

Hartwig

[modrow]

Gentlemen,

here's some impression about what the Manila variant will do for you re. sunk ships (most remaining units are damaged):

Air is about to follow...

Hartwig

[modrow]

Here's the info re. air losses. Note that there are only few ground losses (mostly port attacks) and mostly due to the triggered Allied air attacks. Nothing to be done about that...

Hartwig

[modrow]

Gentlemen,

Before I provide you with information re. turn 2, I would like to provide you with a nice little gem of good gameplay by my opponent, which may get lost otherwise.

As you know from the post relating to turn 1, Cotabatu was invaded. This base is at a location that makes it likely that Boise or Houston will be around after turn one, and my gameplay in the previous game made it likely that I would react to the TF at that location with a surface asset.

At the same time, fighter cover may be provided over the SCTF/Cotabatu if there are operational P40 left after turn one. This looked adequate, as I knew that the air combat TF Ketza had in the vicinity comprised only one CVL from a previous surface intercept. In this game, Houston was in striking position, and I had about 20 planes set to LRCAP the ship from 2 hex distance.

This is a screenshot showing the situation, Houston, the CV TF (green circle) and the scheduled route (direct route ordered).



Ketza seems to have moved his assets out of harms way to begin with. Then, the following took place:

[font="Courier New"]
1) A “powerful” sweep busying my CAP
Morning Air attack on Cotabato , at 78,90

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 1



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x F1M2 Pete sweeping at 6000 feet
Sweep: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb

2) a second and third sweep, this time more substantiated. Where from ? KB… I should have known… He was located at the east coast of the PI, all he had to do is sail south.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 16000 feet



3) here comes the strike package. With my previous CAP in place, I may have at least dealt some losses to the units from his CVL. After his excellent previous play, this looks different…

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N1 Kate x 12



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk[/font]

Excellent gameplay, IMHO – a salute to my opponent !

Thanks for your interest

Hartwig

[modrow]

Gentlemen,

Here’s finally the promised information re. turn 2. I limited myself to the more essential snips from the Combat Report, so you don’t get the full picture. E.g., naturally my opponent had surface assets in place to eliminate ships fleeing from Manila, of course he swept on a regular basis before bombing runs… Just assume he makes the right moves from a technical point of view - he probably will have done that.

I tried a bit of harassment using light surface assets with varying success. I don’t expect to have suitable base infrastructure available for long (remember the Christmas Java invasion in the previous game) to support surface assets, so I need to take what I can get early on. Better gunnery by Marblehead may have helped

[font="Courier New"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
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Invasion Support action off Manado
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu
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Invasion Support action off Kuching
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Invasion Support action off Guam
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
CL Jintsu
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gorontalo at 72,97, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bulmer
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1

CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 12,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages CVL Ryujo at 12,000 yards
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Samah at 69,63, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Tsuta, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
TB Otori, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thracian
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Takao
CL Isuzu
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

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Invasion Support action off Manado
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Amphibious Assault at Tarawa
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu
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Invasion Support action off Kuching
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Invasion Support action off Guam
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Invasion Support action off Manado
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu
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Invasion Support action off Kuching
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Invasion Support action off Guam
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 6
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-2, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DMS W-3, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
PB Tatsumiya Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
SC Ch 7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC Ch 9, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Sakura Maru
AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
xAK Syoto Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nanko Maru
xAK Awajisan Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Ayato Maru
xAK Chihaya Maru
xAK Enju Maru
xAK Kisogawa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Kiyozumi Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
xAKL Kasui Maru
xAKL Tatibana Maru
xAKL Tatebu Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAP Koan Maru
xAP Naminoue Maru

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 27
No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk



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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Munlock, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Port hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 11000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AO Iro, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Mundra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Chilka, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Ardent, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Port hits 3

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 76,100

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N1 Kate x 12



Allied aircraft
B-339D x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 52,76
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N1 Kate x 12



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

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ASW attack near Kuching at 58,88

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu
DD Arashio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
SS O16

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Invasion Support action off Manado
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Pre-Invasion action off Sorong

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Amphibious Assault at Sorong
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Invasion Support action off Guam
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5008 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289

Defending force 3697 troops, 39 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Japanese adjusted assault: 122

Allied adjusted defense: 17

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units pursuing 2
He may be preparing for a warp to Temuloh (or at least till near Temuloh here - smart.)


Allied ground losses:
2092 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
56th Infantry Rgt /1
54th Const Co
55th Const Co
53rd Const Co
5th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force
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Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6300 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 90

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 90 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
16th Naval Guard Unit
I./124th Infantry Battalion
15th Naval Guard Unit
91st Naval Guard Unit
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
6th JNAF Coy
20th AA Regiment
8th JNAF Coy


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Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3346 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 1359 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese adjusted assault: 154

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1027 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
III./143rd Infantry Battalion
7th Field AF Construction Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
Sarawak Force
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4650 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Defending force 1612 troops, 2 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Japanese adjusted assault: 163

Allied adjusted defense: 37

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
752 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
Kimura Det /1
1st JNAF Coy
5th JNAF Coy
2nd JNAF Coy
1st Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force


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Ground combat at Naga (81,81)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1461 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 30

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: fatigue(-)



Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
24th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1446 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 28

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
51st Nav Gd /1[/font]



Thanks for your interest

Hartwig