Hey
Really interesting to see the other side like this, albeit with a delay of 5-6 months. I would have opened up my AAR for you aswell, but I have detailed my convoy routes and my ASW-strategy in one of the first posts, so I really cant since those are still in effect.
As you can see, I decided on Australia. The Darwin/Port Hedland front is absolutely essential for the Japs, otherwise the first allied counterattacks will hit the southern DEI in early 43. The east-coast offensive really grew out of an opportunity I saw around the Darwin invasion. I thought you had massed too much troops around Darwin so I thought the east coast was lightly defended. Originally I wanted to just force you to split your forces in Australia rather than concentrate everything around Darwin, but as the battle continued I figured I could take all of the east coast aswell. This to build a buffer for Port Moresby/Solomons. The east coast defences of yours melted away rather quickly, but I didnt want to go south of Brisbane before having enough forces to try to complete the conquest.
But then a too large part of my invasion force was stuck in bad terrain. I had 3+ divisions moving down the dirt roads from Darwin towards Alice Springs, but by the time I got to AS, you had managed to reinforce it too heavily. And instead of fighting at the very end of a very long supply chain in range of your B17s (who have proven to be absolutely devastating in the ground-attack role, I think I have had 3-4 units totally shredded by ground attacks by your heavies), I decided to go over to the defensive in central Australia, effectively halting the drive to capture all of it.
There was one more aspect to the desicion to abandon the Australia-operation. When I had finished mopping up Java and Bataan, I had roughly 3k AV to committ elsewhere. However at that point in time, my invasion of Burma had stalled badly. I had only about one division in Burma, and I was desperately falling short of my objectives there. Burma is important to clear before the RAF arrives in force and the allies get a chance to dig in. All of the clear-terrain must be cleared before the onset of the Monsoon season in 42.
So the units from Java and PI went to Burma instead of Australia. And that was the end of my strategic offensive in Australia.
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The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close.
In its place we are entering a period of consequences..
In its place we are entering a period of consequences..
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I was going to mass a lot at Darwin (iirc, maybe more maybe less can't remember exactly. Lets just say a good portion of my Oz lcu's).... If you had landed a week later, I would have put up a strong fight on the beaches and in the town - that axis would not have fallen so quickly. But alas, I was too late and it led to a full scale retreat in both Darwin and in the East Coast (so I don't feel all that bad about last turn's 6/16/42 "nick of time" save at Changteh hehe)
Anyhow, getting ready to post the next two weeks, so gonna turn the AAR off for a while to ya's... I realize you'll see the next two weeks just clikcin on the post, no biggie.
Anyhow, getting ready to post the next two weeks, so gonna turn the AAR off for a while to ya's... I realize you'll see the next two weeks just clikcin on the post, no biggie.
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Feb 7-Feb21, 1942
Pacific: Tabietau (sp) in the Gilberts/Marshalls (can't remember which) falls. Quiet elsewhere. 100 AV at Christmas, Palmyra, Midway, Johnston, Pago Pago, Suva.
Oz, East Coast: Multiple landings on East Coast above Brisbane, covered by KB. Paras/Tanks drive inland to undefended bases. Townsville falls. Charters Towers repels a few piecemeal tank attacks, then is given the order to retreat as Jap forces close to encircle the units. The full retreat is on from North East Oz - all heading to Bourke. B17 units wreck havoc on all Jap units in open terrain. They are killers. But then again, the Japs are not covered with any AA units or any CAP... so it's a matter of milk runs because their inf and tank units do NOT have any worthwhile AA.
Oz, Darwin: A full retreat is on from the Darwin region... heading to the 2nd line of defense, Alice Springs... which has forts building.
Oz, Perth: The 17th Aus Brigade has landed at Albany. 1 P39 and (1) P400 arrives at Perth in 4 days.
Burma: Rangoon assaulted by those units Panzer just spoke of, and it quickly falls. I rolled a bad die roll it seems on every Brit Air Group reinforcement, because I have no air and won't for a while. It's time to pull back to Mandalay and see what happens. A jap para unit landed at Shwebo behind Mandalay. Time to send a unit there and wipe it out.
India: Deigo Garcia was pretty much open and undefended and invaded and lost and that sucks that I didn't pay attention to it this early because I wasn't thinking of such a far flung invasion.
China: The main push is on to Sian, secondary push along the dirt road to it's went to Ankayng (?sp?). I've 300AV entering Canton in a couple of days. It will shut down production and we'll see what happens. If Canton is relatively weak, I'll be moving more troops in. I'm going this to stick a poker in the hornets nest and see what happens. Will it phase him or will he continue full bore to Sian? How well is Pz paying attention to China? (so far, I'd say pretty well)
Carriers:
Lex chilled in New Zeeland for 8-10 days, then headed to Hobart, Oz, when the KB left. It will proceed to Albany and form up with the Hermes and Indomitable.
Saratoga and Yorktown are in Pearl repairing travel sys damage. They will be ready in a week, and will depart for Midway and a possible strike on Wake. As the KB will be heading to Truk for a couple of days... and the Mini-Kb is probably refitting and repairing after it's full-bore conquest of the DEI... there is an oppurtunity for one of those open CV's to strike, and I think that I can at Wake.
Enterprise is in the Line Islands and heading to Xmas for a couple of days. It'll hookup and escort some transports back somewhere.
Indomitable and Hermes are at Albany waiting for the Lex to form up.
Sub Wars: I continue to get about 4 attacks, 3 hits, 2-3 duds, 0-1 explosions per day. Jap Subs have been silent throughout for the most part.
Pacific: Tabietau (sp) in the Gilberts/Marshalls (can't remember which) falls. Quiet elsewhere. 100 AV at Christmas, Palmyra, Midway, Johnston, Pago Pago, Suva.
Oz, East Coast: Multiple landings on East Coast above Brisbane, covered by KB. Paras/Tanks drive inland to undefended bases. Townsville falls. Charters Towers repels a few piecemeal tank attacks, then is given the order to retreat as Jap forces close to encircle the units. The full retreat is on from North East Oz - all heading to Bourke. B17 units wreck havoc on all Jap units in open terrain. They are killers. But then again, the Japs are not covered with any AA units or any CAP... so it's a matter of milk runs because their inf and tank units do NOT have any worthwhile AA.
Oz, Darwin: A full retreat is on from the Darwin region... heading to the 2nd line of defense, Alice Springs... which has forts building.
Oz, Perth: The 17th Aus Brigade has landed at Albany. 1 P39 and (1) P400 arrives at Perth in 4 days.
Burma: Rangoon assaulted by those units Panzer just spoke of, and it quickly falls. I rolled a bad die roll it seems on every Brit Air Group reinforcement, because I have no air and won't for a while. It's time to pull back to Mandalay and see what happens. A jap para unit landed at Shwebo behind Mandalay. Time to send a unit there and wipe it out.
India: Deigo Garcia was pretty much open and undefended and invaded and lost and that sucks that I didn't pay attention to it this early because I wasn't thinking of such a far flung invasion.
China: The main push is on to Sian, secondary push along the dirt road to it's went to Ankayng (?sp?). I've 300AV entering Canton in a couple of days. It will shut down production and we'll see what happens. If Canton is relatively weak, I'll be moving more troops in. I'm going this to stick a poker in the hornets nest and see what happens. Will it phase him or will he continue full bore to Sian? How well is Pz paying attention to China? (so far, I'd say pretty well)
Carriers:
Lex chilled in New Zeeland for 8-10 days, then headed to Hobart, Oz, when the KB left. It will proceed to Albany and form up with the Hermes and Indomitable.
Saratoga and Yorktown are in Pearl repairing travel sys damage. They will be ready in a week, and will depart for Midway and a possible strike on Wake. As the KB will be heading to Truk for a couple of days... and the Mini-Kb is probably refitting and repairing after it's full-bore conquest of the DEI... there is an oppurtunity for one of those open CV's to strike, and I think that I can at Wake.
Enterprise is in the Line Islands and heading to Xmas for a couple of days. It'll hookup and escort some transports back somewhere.
Indomitable and Hermes are at Albany waiting for the Lex to form up.
Sub Wars: I continue to get about 4 attacks, 3 hits, 2-3 duds, 0-1 explosions per day. Jap Subs have been silent throughout for the most part.
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February 22 to March 25, 1942
China: Main Jap thrust is towards Ankayng, which falls on 3/12. Sian is not under siege, but probably will be soon. IJ Paras take that dot base north of Ankayng, but lots of Chinese troops were already enroute and kicked it out. Lots of troops from Chungking sent NE to help. I should be ok in the mountains and woods, however. His massive training force of bombers doesn't really do a lot of damage (I estimate 10x less than it does when my guys are in the open). Changsa region has massive amounts of troops, no danger of falling under a sneak surprise reverse of fronts (which he can do, with his control of those rail lines). I put 2 regiments into Canton, it is weakly defended. I'm pulling out and coming back with more. I chose to pull out, because he can reinforce easily and then I won't be able to come back in force to stay in a months time. This will stop production in Canton, I believe, and be a boon to my long term goal of reducing the Empire's war machine to rubble. I will nuke him if I get a chance.
Burma/India: Rangoon falls, IJ forces march on Mandalay. The Imphal/Jorhat line is building nicely. Chittagong and Cox's Bazaar will be garrisoned with a couple hundred AV each, shortly.
Columbo/Deigo Garcia: SS KXI puts a torp into CVL Ryujo on 3/24. Forces planning on retaking Deigo. I told Panzer this was my first counterattack.
Oz - Perth: All my xport fleets made it unscathed. Had any Jap CV's shown up, they'd have been toast. I would have sacrificed my Lady Lex, Indomitable, and Hermes to safeguard the xports as much as possible. These are some MAJOR reinforcements, and is the first "good news" to date in the campaign. These forces will act as a mobile reserve, to deploy wherever Panzer may strike in Oz. Right now they will sit and guard Perth region.
Oz - Darwin: Everything I had left made it to Alice Springs. No sign of IJ pursuit. Hmmm.
Oz - East: A full route is on for the Allied forces north of Brisbane. A FULL route. Bris is still in danger, but...
Oddddllly, it seems as if Panzer has called off the dogs, when, the time I believe has just passed to take out OZ and put Auto-Victory on the table. Had he dedicated the next 4-5 months of everything he has to Oz, I'd have lost it. I don't know what that would do for the rest of his empire, but Oz could be gone in late '42 - just in time for a rapid change of the Empire, to defense. With all those ports and the power of the KB, a full assault would have wiped out Oz. Reinforcements coming to Melbourne/Sydney would be cutoff from CV's based out of Townsville. A rapid advance to Perth stops the forces I just landed. I believe the tide has turned in Oz, ever so slightly. The chances of a full disaster have diminished. That said....
Central Pac/US West Coast: York and Sara sally from PH in early March, drive north of Wake and pummel it over a pair of days. When it's about 100miles SW of Midway, Vals are spotted over French Frigate Shoals. Radio raise command we've spotted enemy carriers. I'm in no shape to take on the full KB. 2CV with Buffs vs 6 IJN CV? Full speed sprint to the only "safe" place I can go... Adak Island in the Aleuts. I escape undetected. On March 25, the KB shows up 400 miles of the West Coast of the contenintal US.... and sinks a transport fleet of the FIRST division of troops I bought out and was not sending to Perth. Sigh. That's the way this game has gone, 1 day a high for me, the next day a low for me, and sme for Panzer.
I made an offhand comment about "Yeah, if that had happened irl, I bet the US would refocus on Japan instead of Germany and would be like landing on the US and activating all those divisions." He said he would suicide a squad to simulate it. I really thought that was a nice offer, even though I wasn't being serious.
CV's: Lex/Indomitable/Hermes sortie to the center of about 10xport fleets coming in from CT and ride them to the Perth Region. Enterprise rolls up to PH from Christmas and sits there while the KB does it's thing. Hornet is chilling in Cape Town.
China: Main Jap thrust is towards Ankayng, which falls on 3/12. Sian is not under siege, but probably will be soon. IJ Paras take that dot base north of Ankayng, but lots of Chinese troops were already enroute and kicked it out. Lots of troops from Chungking sent NE to help. I should be ok in the mountains and woods, however. His massive training force of bombers doesn't really do a lot of damage (I estimate 10x less than it does when my guys are in the open). Changsa region has massive amounts of troops, no danger of falling under a sneak surprise reverse of fronts (which he can do, with his control of those rail lines). I put 2 regiments into Canton, it is weakly defended. I'm pulling out and coming back with more. I chose to pull out, because he can reinforce easily and then I won't be able to come back in force to stay in a months time. This will stop production in Canton, I believe, and be a boon to my long term goal of reducing the Empire's war machine to rubble. I will nuke him if I get a chance.
Burma/India: Rangoon falls, IJ forces march on Mandalay. The Imphal/Jorhat line is building nicely. Chittagong and Cox's Bazaar will be garrisoned with a couple hundred AV each, shortly.
Columbo/Deigo Garcia: SS KXI puts a torp into CVL Ryujo on 3/24. Forces planning on retaking Deigo. I told Panzer this was my first counterattack.
Oz - Perth: All my xport fleets made it unscathed. Had any Jap CV's shown up, they'd have been toast. I would have sacrificed my Lady Lex, Indomitable, and Hermes to safeguard the xports as much as possible. These are some MAJOR reinforcements, and is the first "good news" to date in the campaign. These forces will act as a mobile reserve, to deploy wherever Panzer may strike in Oz. Right now they will sit and guard Perth region.
Oz - Darwin: Everything I had left made it to Alice Springs. No sign of IJ pursuit. Hmmm.
Oz - East: A full route is on for the Allied forces north of Brisbane. A FULL route. Bris is still in danger, but...
Oddddllly, it seems as if Panzer has called off the dogs, when, the time I believe has just passed to take out OZ and put Auto-Victory on the table. Had he dedicated the next 4-5 months of everything he has to Oz, I'd have lost it. I don't know what that would do for the rest of his empire, but Oz could be gone in late '42 - just in time for a rapid change of the Empire, to defense. With all those ports and the power of the KB, a full assault would have wiped out Oz. Reinforcements coming to Melbourne/Sydney would be cutoff from CV's based out of Townsville. A rapid advance to Perth stops the forces I just landed. I believe the tide has turned in Oz, ever so slightly. The chances of a full disaster have diminished. That said....
Central Pac/US West Coast: York and Sara sally from PH in early March, drive north of Wake and pummel it over a pair of days. When it's about 100miles SW of Midway, Vals are spotted over French Frigate Shoals. Radio raise command we've spotted enemy carriers. I'm in no shape to take on the full KB. 2CV with Buffs vs 6 IJN CV? Full speed sprint to the only "safe" place I can go... Adak Island in the Aleuts. I escape undetected. On March 25, the KB shows up 400 miles of the West Coast of the contenintal US.... and sinks a transport fleet of the FIRST division of troops I bought out and was not sending to Perth. Sigh. That's the way this game has gone, 1 day a high for me, the next day a low for me, and sme for Panzer.
I made an offhand comment about "Yeah, if that had happened irl, I bet the US would refocus on Japan instead of Germany and would be like landing on the US and activating all those divisions." He said he would suicide a squad to simulate it. I really thought that was a nice offer, even though I wasn't being serious.
CV's: Lex/Indomitable/Hermes sortie to the center of about 10xport fleets coming in from CT and ride them to the Perth Region. Enterprise rolls up to PH from Christmas and sits there while the KB does it's thing. Hornet is chilling in Cape Town.
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None of this comes without a gamble... and that is that my Pacific Islands are threadbase... here's my AV at various bases...
North Pac
Dutch Harbor: 180 AV
Anchorage: 180 AV
Kodiak: 130 AV
Central Pac
Midway: 100 AV
Johnston: 100 AV
Palmyra: 15 av
Christmas: 170 av
Canton 27 av
SouthEast
Pago Pago: 300 av
Suva: 57 av
Noumea: 27 av
In the Phillipines, Bataan still holds out. Barely. It's out of supplies, and sits on 1200 av.
North Pac
Dutch Harbor: 180 AV
Anchorage: 180 AV
Kodiak: 130 AV
Central Pac
Midway: 100 AV
Johnston: 100 AV
Palmyra: 15 av
Christmas: 170 av
Canton 27 av
SouthEast
Pago Pago: 300 av
Suva: 57 av
Noumea: 27 av
In the Phillipines, Bataan still holds out. Barely. It's out of supplies, and sits on 1200 av.
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Perth and all it's juicy troops 
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And the full on retreat from North Oz.
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Does anyone have any help on a better screencapture and edit program that is free? I don't know how to make my MSPaint text show up clearly. It always comes in fuzzy.
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You are saving the picture as what looks to be a compressed file type.(.jpeg/.jpg?) Try saving it as a .bmp file instead and it will look crisp.
Art by rogueusmc.
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Hmm, Matrix file uploader says that the file needs to be a tif, txt, or jpeg file. I can't do bitmaps apparently.
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AAR will be updated in a couple of weeks. We've made it to 1943 at which I'll resume a more "daily" type update! There's been lots of decent action - give and take in China, a stoppage of the assault in Oz, and 3 CV clashes.