Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

I think this shot was staged.

[Chickenboy]

No. It would say "Horrywood" on the hills were it staged.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

No. It would say "Horrywood" on the hills were it staged.

Not if Warner Brothers Studios did the whole thing.

[Cap Mandrake]

*******************April 14, 1943(c)**************


SANTA MARIA! Nothing terrible happened. [:)]

PI: I think this was the Kirishima group inbound. I wonder if this torpedo attack lowed them down? It certainly dented Fubuki.

Sub attack near Laoag at 81,71

Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS Pike, hits 1

Quite a few ASW attacks..then Wichita bombards Manira. This is REALLY lame. Somebody needs to check Wichita's database.

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied Ships
CA Wichita

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

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Wichita
CA Wichita firing at 19th Division

Turns out Kirishima is lolling about off Laoag. This can NOT have been the intention of Imperial Japanese Naval HQ. SBD's from Iba attack but the 1000 Lbrs. bounce off the force shield.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,71

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

SBD's from one of the CVE's attack. Wasp only has 9 TBF's.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,71

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
F6F-3 Hellcat x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima

San Diego get torpedoed while on escort duty.

Sub attack near Busuanga at 76,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 1

Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD McCalla

[Cap Mandrake]

All the air to ground attacks in the PI are grounded.

There is NO IJA ground attack at Iba. There IS a ground attack at Manira...they were clsoe to a 2:1, but we hold.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29230 troops, 275 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 1026

Defending force 6704 troops, 121 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Japanese adjusted assault: 666

Allied adjusted defense: 367

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1591 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 142 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
52nd Division
19th Division
5th Makapili Regiment
28th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
7th Shipping Engineer Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Garrison Unit /1

Defending units:
8th Marine Regiment
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
182nd Infantry Regiment
5th Marine Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
98th FA Bn /1

[Cap Mandrake]

Altimonan: JJ had/has lots of forts. probably can attack again tomorrow.

Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2677 troops, 51 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 2818 troops, 22 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 52

Japanese adjusted defense: 32

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
34th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
20th JAAF Base Force
3rd Naval Construction Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit

[Cap Mandrake]

In retrospect, we perhaps did not need to start landing Aus 7th Div at Iba, saving her isntead for Laoag, but at least JJ have divided their forces further, possibly allowing for a defeat in detail. I wont be surprised to see enemy troops at Lingayen either.

The small airborne group at Cabantuan was wiped out by 90 tankettes. This again opens East-West communication with Clark and Manira.

[Chickenboy]

With all due respect to Fabertong and Lord Admiral Nelson and their reputations, it is my opinion that their hearts (and minds) might not be in this game at this time.

[ironclad101]

hi,

i just want to say that this is a great aar.

i have been following it for some time now.

I doff my hat to you people.

[&o]

[sprior]

Welcome to the madness. If you've read this entire thing may I suggest you consult a local mental health professional?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Welcome to the madness. If you've read this entire thing may I suggest you consult a local mental health professional?

Aye. What would that say about those that wrote this thing then?

[Cap Mandrake]

Thank you Ironcald.

Important safety tip, however.


Among the Fore people of Papua New Guine never EVER doff your hat. It is likely to be interpreted as "Your sister smells of howler monkey droppings and I dare you to take a taste of this{your head}!"

[Cap Mandrake]

As a shot across the bow, I imagine, the IT guys cut me off from Matrix forums and Barnyardlove with new filter settings yesterday at work. Sensing my rising anger, they no doubt had a hushed meeting and it is back on today.

[sprior]

In context it can also mean "Your sister smells of howler monkey droppings and I want to eat her brains out".

[Cap Mandrake]

Watch this...you will be impressed.

Hey Walloc;

When do you use a two tight end offense?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

In context it can also mean "Your sister smells of howler monkey droppings and I want to eat her brains out".

You are going to get me cut off by the IT guys again! [X(]

[wargamed]

OK, I admit it - I'm another of the silent majority/minority?? Ala Ironclad, et. al.
Been following the campaign since the very beginning - always wildly entertaining - occasionally even[&o] informative.

Keep up the great work! Just how many of us are out there?

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Pranning**************

Iba: Iba is still beseigned by two wee Jap dobber units, details unkown. 90% of 21st Marine is ashore with Col Pepper in charge. This plus 400 men of 503rd PIR, some arty and some support units can likely hold in a jungle rough hex. Off shore is a 2 BB, 6 DD SCTF with "Ching" Lee in charge, plus some PT boats. If Kirishima plows on toward Iba we will have a 2 v 1 BB night fight and we have radar.

JJ might try it because there are at least 20 juicy transports there now. They may not know we have 2 BB's. 7th Aus did NOT disembark yet. There are 4 AP/AK's with some of the heavy equipment of 21st Marine. These will dock. The remainder (including the 7th Aus Div) of the transports will move west 100 miles to rendezvous with the carriers. We don't want Kirishima finding the carriers at night. No point in trying to land at Laoag until the BB's are freed up from their current duty.

Lingayen: Just some aviation support, a coy of paras and some Marines flown up from Central Luzon. We need to get soem help in there before the wee Jap dobbers from San Fernando arrive.

Manira: Will try air to ground attacks if the weather is good to weaken the two WJD divisions. Some of the heavy equipment from the regiments there is moving up from Lucena.

Altimonan: 34th IR attacks again today.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: wargamed

OK, I admit it - I'm another of the silent majority/minority?? Ala Ironclad, et. al.
Been following the campaign since the very beginning - always wildly entertaining - occasionally even[&o] informative.

Keep up the great work! Just how many of us are out there?

Mom? Is that you? [:D][;)]

[wargamed]

Not that I know of. There were those 18 months on Okinawa in the mid-70's though.

Son?

[:)]