NOT JUST Submarines in the Pacific: FDRLincoln (Japan) vs. Bakerman (Allies)

[FDRLincoln]

Two major victories in China today.

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29346 troops, 237 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 939

Defending force 21861 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 470

Japanese adjusted assault: 510

Allied adjusted defense: 119

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1061 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
9980 casualties reported
Squads: 458 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 500 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 94 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 49 (35 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 12
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
35th Division
12th Tank Regiment
110th Division
27th Electric Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
1st War Area
10th Chinese Base Force
3rd Construction Regiment
89th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment


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Ground combat at 77,56 (near Wuchow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28698 troops, 381 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 954

Defending force 5507 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Japanese adjusted assault: 875

Allied adjusted defense: 217

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2212 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
104th Division
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
23rd Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

[FDRLincoln]

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22923 troops, 227 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 833

Defending force 5462 troops, 71 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 650

Allied adjusted defense: 39

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1285 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 157 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 53 (46 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 9


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
15th Guards Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
9/11th Sikh Battalion
4/14th Punjab Battalion
4/8th Gurkha Battalion
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
2nd King Own YLI Battalion
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
103rd RN Base Force
107th RAF Base Force
2nd Burma Brigade

[FDRLincoln]

Two annoying allied cruisers bombard Wake.

In addition to the Bettys, I have over 100 mines planted here plus two submarines on guard duty. He didn't hit any mines and the subs didn't fire.

Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CL Phoenix

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

CA Indianapolis firing at Wake Island
CL Phoenix firing at Wake Island

[FDRLincoln]

All quiet on submarine front. My subs can't find any targets. US subs have a 95% dud rate on their torps. Dutch subs have been quiet lately.

In other news, Rabaul fell and there was some mild ground combat in China. Tarakan was invaded by the 5th Amphibious Corps but not taken on the first turn. It is now January 18th. Bombardment continues at Clark Field, and my troops will be moving into Singapore on the 20th or 21st.

[FDRLincoln]

ASW attack near Mersing at 52,82

Japanese Ships
DMS Uruko
CL Kuma
TB Otori
TB Hatsukari
E Tobui
PB Kinsyo Maru #2
LSD Akitsu Maru
xAP Huzi Maru
xAK Taikei Maru
xAK Kasagi Maru
xAKL Sakae Maru
DD Urukaze
DD Yugao
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 3



SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Uruko
KXIII bottoming out ....
DD Urukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yugao fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Namikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Namikaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

[FDRLincoln]

Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5041 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 391 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese adjusted assault: 41

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
84th Naval Guard Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
33rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Det. Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4404 troops, 51 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Defending force 1965 troops, 46 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 76

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

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


Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
5th Amphibious Brigade

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

[FDRLincoln]

I-6 gets caught by an ASW sweep near San Francisco

ASW attack near Fort Ord at 219,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-6, hits 3, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Preston



SS I-6 is sighted by escort
DD Preston fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Preston attacking submerged sub ....
DD Preston cannot establish contact with SS I-6
DD Preston attacking submerged sub ....
DD Preston cannot reach attack position over SS I-6
DD Preston cannot establish contact with SS I-6
DD Preston loses contact with SS I-6
DD Preston fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Preston fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

52 flooding damage. And a LONG way from home.

[FDRLincoln]

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62455 troops, 643 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

Defending force 34535 troops, 475 guns, 576 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Japanese adjusted assault: 1285

Allied adjusted defense: 1156

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1798 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 219 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 134 disabled
Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1308 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 60 (8 destroyed, 52 disabled)


Assaulting units:
21st Division
16th Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Engineer Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
113th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
48th Division
7th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
Manila USAAF Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
PAF Aviation
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
I Philippine Corps
Cavite USN Base Force
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
Subic Bay Defenses

[FDRLincoln]

Several inconclusive ASW actions, but two successful torpedo attacks.

Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,96

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin



SS Sculpin launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kuretake
DD Kuretake fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Izu Oshima at 113,62

Japanese Ships
PB Tsukikawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf



SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
Seawolf bottoming out ....
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 101,63

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
Seadragon diving deep ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Manado at 76,99

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
CL Oi
DD Shigure
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 3



SS KVII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Amatsukaze
DD Umikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Umikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

[FDRLincoln]

US Sub Tarpon finds a working torpedo.

Submarine attack near Samah at 68,65

Japanese Ships
xAK Asakasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



xAK Asakasan Maru is sighted by SS Tarpon
SS Tarpon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Asakasan Maru

this ship has 55 percent floatation damage and has a chance to make it to port.

[FDRLincoln]

Sub attack near Palmyra at 170,133

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
xAKL Regulus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Robin



SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Regulus
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I heard glug-glug noises and this ship shows up as sunk.

[FDRLincoln]

Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4330 troops, 51 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 1545 troops, 43 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed

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

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


Allied ground losses:
939 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
5th Amphibious Brigade

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

[FDRLincoln]

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
PB Edo Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PB Myoken Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PB Saiko Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAK Hokkai Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
xAK Myoko Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Hakone Maru, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Haruna Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
xAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Astoria
CA Minneapolis
CL St. Louis
CL Helena
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet

Japanese ground losses:
1832 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (20 destroyed, 5 disabled)

My Support Carrier Force (mini-KB) detected these Allied cruisers during the daytime but did not launch an attack.

[FDRLincoln]

I-7 has had a successful patrol. Earlier she sank an AKL near San Francisco, now she takes out at AK near French Frigate Shoals.

Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 169,98

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
xAK Hoegh Merchant, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Laida
PC Reliance



SS I-7 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Hoegh Merchant
I-7 diving deep ....
PC Reliance fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Reliance fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Reliance fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Reliance fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Reliance fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[FDRLincoln]

Tonnage War:

US subs have sunk 1xAK for 2750 tons, but have damaged three more AKs that have made harbor.
Dutch subs have sunk 4xAK, 1xDD, 1xPB for 26,523 tons
Japanese subs have sunk 1xAK, 6xAKL, 2xTK, 1xAVD, 2xAVP, 1xAP, 1xAO for 34,785 tons.

[FDRLincoln]

Freighter Hoegh Merchant, sunk by submarine I-7, 1/23/1942

[FDRLincoln]

Freighter Hoegh Merchant, sunk on 1/23/1942 by submarine I-7

[FDRLincoln]

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Sub attack near Newcastle at 94,165

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
AO Kurumba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Bishopdale
AM Matai



SS I-20 launches 2 torpedoes at AO Kurumba
AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

No confirmation of sinking and no glugglug sounds

[FDRLincoln]

Two Dutch subs were reported sunk today. Both were picked off by ASW forces in shallow water over the last week, although I don't know for certain if these reports are accurate. The combat replays indicated these subs were hit pretty hard, so at worst they have to go back to port for repairs.

[Crackaces]

There is I beleive a unique sub sinking sound .. it is not the "glug glug" sound but a very eerie sound of a "quiet settling" into the depths ... you have to be careful to hear this during one of the naval movement phases ...or after the comabt if she sinks immediately ...

I am 5 for 5 on hearing this vs. not hearing this and later a message ship not sunk ...