YAWAWRG (yet another waw revised game)

[Von Dudert]

Here is an update from Imperial Japanese Headquarters.

October 1941.

I had originally planned to play the Pacific blitz card in October however I decided instead to
postpone the attack for one month while I resupplied some of my Pearl Harbor attack units with sea transport capacity. This allowed me one more month's production and time to concentrate my efforts on capturing Wuhan before the weather turns bad.On the Siberian front I launched a bomber raid on the rail bridge just east of Irkutsk. However the bridge seems to be made of Kryptonite and our bombs had no effect... who knew?

[Von Dudert]

At least the Wuhan offensive was successful although somewhat bloody. Hopefully we can maintain our current positions in China until next spring at which time we will re-evalutate our mainland Asian strategic options.

[Von Dudert]

November 1941. Pacific Blitz.

Our Pearl Harbor attack fleet has been hovering just south of Oahu for some time now so our air units can expend their maximum action points on the attacks. The attack commenced with a strike on the Hickam air complex– with somewhat mixed results. We then attacked the Naval base at Pearl and inflicted heavy losses on the naval and shore defense forces. Having a small air group in reserve, we launched a second strike against Hickam, again with moderate success. The surface naval units then proceeded to "get outta Dodge"... and we lastly attacked the naval base with 2 groups of our I-Boats. This finished off all remaining naval units in the anchorage. All-in-all a successful sneak attack and executed with out loss, although the I-Boat units are still vulnerable to enemy counter attack next turn. Hopefully the Americans will be unable to inflict catastrophic losses before we redeploy. The enemy does still have some air assets at Hickam.

[Von Dudert]

Simultaneously we launched an air and amphibious attacks on Borneo and Brunei. I attacked Borneo first and landed the ground forces north and south of the objective before thinking about how weak the garrison was after the air and naval bombardment. I should have landed directly into the location. Now we will have to wait until next turn to occupy it. We then attacked Brunei and after air and naval support fire, landed and captured the resource center without casualties.

[Von Dudert]

To the north, the Philippines were attacked by the majority of the Japanese main battle fleet units. After the bombardment, marine units stormed Manilla and forced the garrison to surrender. Again with only light causalities.

[Von Dudert]

We then moved to attack the British units stationed around Singapore. One group landed at the Patani airfield complex. I tried to re-supply my Patani forces with an air resupply drop however the game engine would not allow it... Maybe next turn? We then flew some aerial reconnaissance and determined the Allied forces were not as strong as originally feared and split into 2 groups. We elected to land a strong ground force between them north of Singapore. This group should be in position to attack either Port Swettenham or Singapore next turn.

[Von Dudert]

Further north in Bangkok the Imperial command was delighted to discover an entire new army! We had not planned for this, but we have no complaints either.

Lastly in Siberia winter has set in. The only action was a bombing raid on Irkutsk, causing moderate damage.(We used the indestructible bridges as a navigation aid on our bomb run.)

[DRommel]

December 1941
Winter and operation Barbarossa is on hold for now.
North;
Still I managed to recapture Helsinki but I’m not sure for how long.
Also I’m shelling enemy positions on southern perimeter of the city off Leningrade.
but that winter penalty takes its toll.
Center;
Shelling Moscow and was able to take Tula just south Off Moscow.
Also advancing east towards the railroad which connects N and S Russia.
South;
I managed to almost destroy the Russian black sea fleet. They won’t interfere anymore with the
attack on Sebastopol.
Further I could destroy some bridges in the Russian hinterland. These will hinder the flow of supply and reinforcements to the front.




In N-Africa Rommel tries to make a stand now those big fleets are gone but it won’t be easy.

[ehzorg]

The winter has brought a little more equality to the Eastern Front. We've actually been able to give a bit more than we took during the Nov - Dec turns of 1941. Just barely...

Dec 1941:

A daring Soviet armored attack South out of the Leningrad Forts is repulsed, barely, preventing what could have been a costly blow to Axis artillery support in the North. Some heroic infantry action on the platoon/company level by the Germans for sure. Being an infantryman up near Novgorod is not a very nice experience - there must be 30 Artillery SFTs within 2 hexes, considering boths sides combined.

Further South, shelling action starts to increase around Moscow. The southern approach to Moscow is now also threatened. Yaks and IL2's out of Saratov attempt to slow the advancing panzers, partially successful. Need to find some ground forces to plug this hole, and quick.

Not much action on the Caucuses front - both sides seem to be vectoring resources North.

[ehzorg]

Just finished Soviet/Chinese turns of Feb, 1942.

Eastern Front ground to a standstill over the course of the winter. SS Panzer units made a sortie toward Saratov in Dec/Jan, but were repulsed in Jan/Feb without much toe-to-toe combat. I committed the reserve Siberian army at Saratov, and Wehrmacht elements withdrew before we could engage them. We have secured the railways linking Northern and Southern Russia, for now.

In all other locations we were content to trade artillery shells with the Germans. We've had some success with counter-battery action in the North near Novgorod. The winter combat penalty for the Germans gives the Soviets a distinct advantage here.

Germans have managed to recapture Helsinki. With the Bismark and Tirpitz coming by every few days to shell the piss out of the approach to Finland, we can't keep any kind of fighting force supplied.

I'll post more screenshots summarizing the Winter '41/42 action after the March or April turn.

[Von Dudert]

Imperial Japanese Headquarters report December 1941

Philippines & Indochina:
With the rapid expansion of occupied territory following our southern offensive, we've had to deal with an increase in partisan activity. In the southern Philippines and near Saigon. Fortunately we've managed to eliminate the enemy forces before they can become a real danger.

[Von Dudert]

Central Pacific:
Our main strike force has withdrawn from the Hawaiian theater and is now ordered to launch air raids against the US garrison on Wake island. The attack succeeds in destroying the enemy fighter squadron and inflicts moderate damage to the Marine defense force, but is unable to destroy the coastal defense battery. The fleet withdraws to the south west but stays within striking range of the island. We will need additional air support if the light landing party we have assigned to occupy the island has any hope of successfully invading next turn.

[Von Dudert]

Malaysia:
After landing north of Singapore, our landing forces attacked and occupied Port Swettenham. With the supply line now open to Bangkok and Saigon, the Imperial marines are in position to attack south into Singapore next turn. Additionally, fleet units are assembling to expand the assault further south to Jakarta and Surabaya. The Imperial Command has deemed those resource centers as prime objectives.

[Von Dudert]

Imperial Japanese Headquarters report January 1942

China &Siberia:
With winter conditions effecting readiness, our actions in the north have been limited to a bombing strike against Irtusk, and artillery and air attacks against Chinese forces near Wuhan. Both declared moderately successful.

Wake Island:
Imperial command is determined to remove the enemy presence at Wake. A carrier strike is deemed necessary to soften up the US forces. Unfortunately the coastal battery survives the attack. It is decided that the landing forces should proceed regardless... 31 combat rounds later 4 battalions of SNLF troops surrender to the enemy. After this debacle, IJN command decided to commit the rest of the main strike force carrier air against the garrison, which is promptly destroyed! Fortunately additional ground forces are within range and the island is finally occupied by Imperial forces.

[Von Dudert]

Singapore & Sumatra:
Imperial marine forces supported by air and naval assets attack and overwhelm the British defenses of Singapore. An airborne landing secures Medan on the northeast coast and an Imperial Marine force is landed just north of Jakarta.

[Von Dudert]

Papua New Guinea:
Wewak and Rabaul are occupied. These new conquest will give us a base of operations for future moves against Port Moresby and Guadalcanal. Intelligence reports both of these objectives are well defended
by Australian forces, so additional strength will be needed to deal with them. With these last landings the IJN command announced it has attained 111 victor points. If the Allies don't retake something this turn we will have 1 victory turn under our belts... time for some sake.

[Von Dudert]

Imperial Japanese Command report February 1942.

Dutch East Indies:
The enemy has reinforced Jakarta with troops from India. Japanese forces attack but are unable to capture the resource. Heavy naval support is then tasked with reducing the defense and blockading the port to prevent further support. HQ assures the Imperial Command that they will secure the objective next turn however it will likely be heavily damaged.

[Von Dudert]

Papua New Guinea:
Naval landing forces occupy Lae on the the north coast. We hope to use this as a base for operations against Port Moresby. Reconnaissance still indicates enemy ground forces defending Cairns in northern Australia as well as a strong garrison on Guadalcanal. Additional resources will be needed to help neutralize these enemy threats.

Elsewhere, continued bombing attacks against Irktusk and artillery and air attacks against the Chinese near Wuhan.
Major Allied counter actions have yet to be encountered. Location of US/British naval forces unknown at this time.

[henri51]

A fascinating and profoundly interesting AAR! Hard to say who is winning. I was surprised to see the Soviets commit significant resources against Japan, who seems to be doing well in the historical terrain-grabbing. If the US does not come in soon, all of the Pacific mighjt go down the drain.

Henri

[ehzorg]

I wouldn't say I've committed "Significant" resources in Mongolia, at first I just threw whatever I had in Nomohan against the resource at Mukden to buy 1-2 turns for the garrison at Vladivostok to dig in. That seemed to work. Since then i've just been building a small blister at Vlad that will have to pop sooner or later. I'm hoping Japan will end up paying the 20PP at some point.