Back into the Briar Patch - Uncivil Engineer (J) vs kevin hx (A) RA 5.5

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:49 am

1 – 5 March 1942

Executive Summary

Samarinda captured on 1st (oil only 1% damaged)
Umboi Is captured on 1st
Hollandia captured on 2nd
CV Kaga hit by 2 torpedoes in Celebes Sea on 2nd
Manila captured in shock attack on 2nd after battleship bombardment
Bengkalis captured on 2nd (oil undamaged)
Baybay captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Pakanbaroe captured on 4th (resource undamaged)
Milne Bay will be captured on 5th

Philippines

Battleships bombard Manila on 1 and 2 Mar 42 and 14th Army attacks:

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 on 1 Mar 42

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (23 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Manpower hits 4
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Fires 8672
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Manila
BB Fuso firing at Manila

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Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77 on 2 Mar 42

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Ise
BB Ise firing at 51st PA Infantry Division
BB Fuso firing at Manila

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77) on 2 Mar 42
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 79901 troops, 890 guns, 711 vehicles, Assault Value = 2062
Defending force 55418 troops, 751 guns, 663 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 3666
Allied adjusted defense: 547
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
8134 casualties reported
Squads: 203 destroyed, 222 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 81 disabled
Guns lost 52 (10 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (28 destroyed, 65 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
54105 casualties reported
Squads: 2509 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5149 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 218 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 998 (998 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 888 (888 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 32

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
8th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
8th Engineer Regiment
48th Division
38th Division
16th Division
1st Division
17th Infantry Regiment
21st Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
31st Special Base Force

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Bataan USN Base Force
USAFFE
I Philippine Corps Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Resource and light industry at Manila are significantly degraded due to the series of naval bombardments.

Burma

Fighter sweeps of Rangoon by Zeroes and Oscars continue. Daily air losses are:

1 Mar 4 Jap 4 Allied H81-A3
2 Mar 0 Jap 0 Allied
3 Mar 1 Jap 3 Allied
4 Mar 0 Jap 1 Allied
Total 5 Jap 8 Allied

Other

4 of 6 Allied PT boats sunk at Samarinda during invasion

I-165 suffers 3 hits in Rangoon harbor and retires for repair

KXI sinks an AS with 4 torpedoes near Ambon

A previously damaged Japanese DD sinks near Attu

ASW ships put 5 hits on KXVII at Singapore

Java invasion forces begin loading at Singapore on 5th

Recently commissioned CV Junyo and CVL Nisshin, along with recently repaired BB Yamashiro, depart Nagasaki on 5th for Aleutian Islands via Paramushiro

Java Invasion

The basic plan is shown below, however, the sequence will be phase 1, 3, 2, then 4 only if needed. 5th Division and most support troops will land at Semarang on or about 10 Mar, followed by 56th Division landing at Tjepoe a day or 2 later. As Semarang is a level 5 port it will serve as the main supply port for future ops on Java.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:42 am

5 – 10 March 1942

Executive Summary

Milne Bay captured on 5th
Tandjoengpinang captured on 5th (resource undamaged)
Sarmi, Waigeo, and Nabire captured on 6th
CV Kaga arrives at Manila for repair on 6th, but port not yet repaired; Manila incapable of repairing major floation damage, so Kaga will have to try Hong Kong, Shanghai, or Nagasaki
Kiriwina Is. captured on 7th
Tandjoengbalai captured on 8th
Bacolod and Gebe captured on 9th
Kokoda captured on 10th
Java invaded on 10th
Balikpapan captured on 10th (Oil and refinery 80 damaged of 300)

Java

I-157 hits mine at Batavia (trying to lay mines) and sinks

Aleutian Islands

BB Hiei and Kirishima TF engages PT’s at Adak, sinking 1 after 3 encounters
BB Hiei and Kirishima bombard Adak

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 on 9 Mar 42

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses – this is most likely FoW
B-26 Marauder: 5 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 3 destroyed on ground
A-29 Hudson: 1 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 4

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kirishima
BB Kirishima firing at Adak Island
BB Hiei firing at Adak Island

2 Hudsons from Adak get bomb hits on CA and CL at Attu Is. on 9th
CV Hiryu and Soryu aircraft attack Adak

Afternoon Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 on 9 Mar 42

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A1 Val x 41

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 32 (Canadian Kittyhawk pilots must be WAY better than Aussie pilots !!)

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 23 destroyed, 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.14 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk I (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
No.111 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk I (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers

Other

4 hits on SS Pike near Palembang on 5th
2 hits on SS Skipjack at Samarinda on 5th
SS Trusty sinks xAP near Tandjoengbalai with 2 torpedoes on 6th
3 hits on SS Salmon at Billiton on 6th
SS Gato sinks xAK in Solomons Sea on 7th
3 hits on SS Seawolf at Singapore on 7th
RO-66 sinks CL Trenton (later identified as CL Achilles) with 2 torpedoes off Port Moresby on 8th
3 hits on SS S-34 at Attu Is on 8th (reported sunk)
AVP Reiger sunk by Nell torpedo near Boela on 9th
SS O-21 sinks xAK at Toboali on 9th, but suffers 3 hits in return
3 hits on SS Trusty at Tandjoengbalai on 10th
1 hit on SS KVII off Semarang by invasion TF on 10th

Lokasenna · Post by **Lokasenna** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:36 pm

Sometime lurker here.

How much too small is Manila's repair yard? How bad is Kaga's damage? It might be safer/faster to let the yard at Manila increase than to send her across the sea...

HexHead · Post by **HexHead** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:49 pm

IIRC, Manila's SY is small, as little as 10K tons.

IIRC.

Lokasenna · Post by **Lokasenna** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:13 pm

I want to say it starts at 20? But I think expanding it is probably a good idea.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:50 am

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I want to say it starts at 20? But I think expanding it is probably a good idea.

This is RA with extended map, so numbers may differ from stock. Right now Manila's repair SY is 15, being repaired to 20. CV Kaga has 21 sys damage and 25 major flot damage. Will take 29 days to repair sys damage at pierside. Shipyard repair is shown as X, but not sure if larger SY (say 25) would allow flot damage to be fixed at Manila. I'll recheck this in 5 days when the shipyard is repaired to 20, then decide whether to go to 25 or higher. In any event I won't try to move the ship for at least 20 days, probably 29.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:24 am

Java Invaded !

10 Mar 42

BB Mutsu and Nagato bombard Semarang

Night Naval bombardment of Semarang at 53,102

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
FK-51: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

BB Mutsu firing at Semarang
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at Semarang

Bombers from Palembang attack Bandoeng

Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses – FoW?
139WH-3: 7 damaged
139WH-3: 2 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Allied aircraft from vicinity of Soerabaja attack the Tjepoe invasion TF just NE of Tjepoe

First Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10 - LRCAP from nearby carriers

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
139WH-3 x 6
B-339D x 12
CW-21B Demon x 3
CW-22 Falcon x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Hudson I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
139WH-3: 2 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tihuku Maru
xAK Tohuku Maru
xAK Kano Maru
xAP Kobe Maru

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

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
3 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
3 x CW-21B Demon sweeping at 12000 feet
2 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet
7 x B-339D sweeping at 12000 feet

CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Second Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
B-339D x 10
CW-21B Demon x 1
CW-22 Falcon x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Holland Maru
BB Ise
xAK Thames Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 200 minutes

Third Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wirraway bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 100 lb GP Bomb

Fourth Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 2
CW-22 Falcon x 6

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Fifth Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Swordfish I x 22
Vildebeest III x 3
B-339D x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Tohuku Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Thames Maru, on fire
xAK Holland Maru
xAK Kano Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Anzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Aden Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Hokumai Maru
xAK Seizan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
979 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (13 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
5 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
8 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
3 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Sixth Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 24

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAP Koan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Thames Maru, on fire
xAK Aden Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses: OUCH !!!
5675 casualties reported
Squads: 137 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 210 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 70 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 64 (58 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (85 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Allies got a great sequence of attacks, with the Swordfish and Vildebeest torpedo bombers coming in the 5th and 6th waves, after the small CAP from the carriers had recovered. He also must have gotten some good intel on the landings, as Batavia now has a small force defending, and the troops have moved to Djokjakarta, Madieon, and Soerabaja.

Troops unload at Semarang in good order; 5th Div at 458 AV with a few remnant support elements to unload tomorrow.

11 Mar 42

Invasion Support action off Semarang (53,102)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

71 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
CL Naka
DD Shikinami
DD Inazuma
DD Samidare
xAP Manzyu Maru
AK Azumasan Maru

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

Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Hyuga firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
BB Yamato firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
CL Naka firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
DD Shikinami firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
DD Inazuma firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
DD Samidare firing at 1st KNIL Regiment
DD Shikinami fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

BB Fuso and Ise TF engages 2 HDML at Tjepoe, sinking both
BB Fuso and Ise TF engages 2 PT boats at Tjepoe, but no damage to either side; both PT's are sunk later in re-engagement
2 hits on SS Sculpin at Tjepoe by BB TF
A series of nighttime surface engagements occur near Tjepoe:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 54,103, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 10
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 1
DD Asagao, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Fuyo
DD Karukaya
DMS W-1, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DMS W-2, Shell hits 1
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 1
CL Dragon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
CL Mauritius
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Boise, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Scout, Shell hits 1
DD Tenedos
DD Thanet
DD Electra
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Isis
DD Jupiter

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards

4 hits on SS Seawolf by BB TF off Java, reported sunk

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 55,102, Range 11,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shigure, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Vampire, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Scout
DD Tenedos
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
DD Electra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1
DD Express

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards

Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 6
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo, on fire
DD Shigure, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Java
CL Sumatra
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
DD Parrott
DD Peary
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pope
DD Whipple
DD Stewart

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 55,102, Range 10,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
C.XI-W: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Ise
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Asagao, on fire
DD Fuyo
DD Karukaya
DMS W-2
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 2
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Peary
DD Pope
DD Whipple

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards

I-159 puts 3 torpedoes into CL Tromp, later reported sunk
Troops unload at Tjepoe; 56 Div at 300 AV after several transports sunk
A series of air attacks around Soerabaja follow:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Express

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 4
Hudson I x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Aden Maru, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 119 minutes
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 9
Vildebeest III x 12
B-339D x 25
CW-21B Demon x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 5 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 8 destroyed
B-339D: 6 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Aden Maru, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
589 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

-----

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Evertsen
DD Alden
DD Scout
DD John D. Ford
DD Witte de With

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,103

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Houston, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stewart, Bomb hits 1

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
B5N2 Kate x 105
D3A1 Val x 44

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Vendetta
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1
DD Thanet
DD Express, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Evertsen
DD Barker
DD Edsall
DD Banckert, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Kortenaer
DD Paul Jones
DD Bulmer
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes
CL De Ruyter, Torpedo hits 1
DD Scout
DD John D. Ford

Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 20246 troops, 239 guns, 236 vehicles, Assault Value = 665
Defending force 6657 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 540
Allied adjusted defense: 26

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3410 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 75 (60 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
5th Division
Imperial Guards/A Division
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
54th Const Co
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
ABDA
Semarang Base Force

Lokasenna · Post by **Lokasenna** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:00 pm

ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I want to say it starts at 20? But I think expanding it is probably a good idea.

This is RA with extended map, so numbers may differ from stock. Right now Manila's repair SY is 15, being repaired to 20. CV Kaga has 21 sys damage and 25 major flot damage. Will take 29 days to repair sys damage at pierside. Shipyard repair is shown as X, but not sure if larger SY (say 25) would allow flot damage to be fixed at Manila. I'll recheck this in 5 days when the shipyard is repaired to 20, then decide whether to go to 25 or higher. In any event I won't try to move the ship for at least 20 days, probably 29.

It needs to be of a size equal to or greater than her tonnage, and I believe Kaga is in the low-30s tonnage? So Manila's SY needs to be at least 31, maybe 35, to fit her in.

John 3rd · Post by **John 3rd** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:30 pm

Hey Sir.

Just read through your AAR. What do you think of the Mod so far? Looks like things are going pretty well.

We're within spitting distance of releasing RA 6.0. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:49 pm

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

I want to say it starts at 20? But I think expanding it is probably a good idea.

This is RA with extended map, so numbers may differ from stock. Right now Manila's repair SY is 15, being repaired to 20. CV Kaga has 21 sys damage and 25 major flot damage. Will take 29 days to repair sys damage at pierside. Shipyard repair is shown as X, but not sure if larger SY (say 25) would allow flot damage to be fixed at Manila. I'll recheck this in 5 days when the shipyard is repaired to 20, then decide whether to go to 25 or higher. In any event I won't try to move the ship for at least 20 days, probably 29.

It needs to be of a size equal to or greater than her tonnage, and I believe Kaga is in the low-30s tonnage? So Manila's SY needs to be at least 31, maybe 35, to fit her in.

Kaga is 38,200. I think I'll fix what I can at Manila, then with 0 sys and 25 flot there should be no problem getting her to Hong Kong. And I save 19,000 supply that can be more profitably used for other purposes. Thanks for the ship size - repair yard correlation - yet another thing I didn't know.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:53 pm

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Hey Sir.

Just read through your AAR. What do you think of the Mod so far? Looks like things are going pretty well.

We're within spitting distance of releasing RA 6.0. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

I like it, the best feature in my view is stacking limits for all land hexes. That changes everything, especially in China. Can't wait to see what you have in store in RA 6.0 !

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:24 pm

12 – 13 Mar 42

Executive Summary

BB Hiei & Kirishima sink BB Idaho near Adak
BB Mutsu heavily damaged
BB Nagato sinks CA Houston near Soerabaja
Medan captured on 13th [Edit to add: resource, oil, and refinery all undamaged]

12 Mar 42

BB Mutsu & Nagato TF engages a 15 DD TF at Soerabaja

Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hayashio
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio
DD Natsugumo
DMS W-5
DMS W-11
DMS W-14, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Peary
DD Pope
DD Whipple, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Scout, Shell hits 4
DD Thanet, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, on fire
DD Natsushio, on fire
DD Hayashio
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Natsugumo
DMS W-5
DMS W-11
DMS W-14

Allied Ships
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 23, and is sunk

-----

Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Natsushio, heavy fires
DD Hayashio
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Natsugumo
DMS W-5
DMS W-11, Shell hits 1
DMS W-14

Allied Ships
DD Alden, Shell hits 1
DD Barker
DD Isis, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 5, heavy fires

BB Mutsu leaves the action with no ammo, 30 system damage, 51 flotation damage, and 8 engine damage, escorted by damaged DD’s and DMS’s, and limps back toward Singapore with arrival expected 17 Mar, if it gets there!

Night Naval bombardment of Soerabaja at 56,104

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 damaged
B-339D: 2 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 12 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Vildebeest III: 2 damaged
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 5 damaged
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed on ground
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at Soerabaja

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,103, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Maikaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Michishio
DD Samidare
DD Inazuma
DD Shirakumo
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
DD Alden, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,103, Range 12,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
DD Hayashio
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Natsugumo
DMS W-5

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Stewart, Shell hits 3, on fire

Poor visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards

Meanwhile, in the Aleutians

Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
PT-45
PT-46
PT-48, Shell hits 1

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 9
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
BB Warspite, Shell hits 7
CA Northampton, Shell hits 4
CA Chester
DD Blue
DD Helm
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Clark
DD Brooks
DD Gilmer, Shell hits 2
DD Hatfield
DD Kane

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards

but, the Japanese surface force withdraws, allowing the Warspite TF to sink a small resupply convoy bound for Adak

Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Kennichi Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Warspite
CA Northampton
CA Chester
DD Blue
DD Helm
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Clark
DD Brooks
DD Gilmer
DD Hatfield
DD Kane

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards

13 Mar 42

Thirteen Allied DD engage a docked transport TF at Semarang which is trying to unload the remnants of 56 Div:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Katuragi Maru
xAK Tasmania Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yamagata Maru
xAK Ume Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Kotohira Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Meiu Maru
xAP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage - will sink with 99 fires
xAP Naminoue Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Barker
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1
DD Edsall
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Peary
DD Pope, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Scout

Japanese ground losses:
853 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 100 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (11 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Low visibility due to Rain with 14% moonlight…
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape

After bombarding Semarang with little result, these DD’s evade combat, probably due to low ammo, with another transport TF inbound with aviation support. At Soerabaja:

Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19 - from Balikpapan

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
B-339D x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

And at Adak

Morning Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 12000 feet

Allied aircraft on the east end of Java attack the Japanese forces at Tjepoe:

Morning Air attack on 25th Army, at 54,103 (Tjepoe)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 21 - stationed at Semarang

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 27
CW-22 Falcon x 11
L-212 x 3
Hudson I x 2
Wirraway x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 9 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 54,103 (Tjepoe)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
L-212 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Attempts to resupply Adak will continue. With 3 CV's (Hiryu, Soryu, Junyo) and CVL Nisshin near Attu and the Warspite TF well to the east, the CV's will run east, but north of Adak and again sweep the airfield, to be followed by a small aerial resupply by Mavis-L from Amchitka. If Warspite turns back toward Adak the carriers will be in position to pound her on the 15th. Our BB's will cover another small transport TF setting up for a run to Adak on the 15th if possible.

Several days of recon of the west end of Java show Merak, Buitenzorg, and Kalidjati to be undefended, while 2 units defend Batavia and an armored unit defends Bandoeng. 1 Raid Rgt will jump into Buitenzorg on the 14th, followed by 2 Raid Rgt on the 15th or 16th, depending on airlift at Palembang. Units already loaded on transports intended to support the Java operation will gather at Billiton to await escort south.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:47 am

14 - 18 Mar 42

Executive Summary

Buitenzorg captured by paradrop on 14th
Sibolga captured on 14th
BB Mutsu torpedoed by SS O-21 on 15th, sinks on 16th within a day of Singapore
Djokjakarta captured on 15th (resource and light industry undamaged)
Tjepoe capture on 15th (oil and refinery 40% damaged)
Mangole captured on 16th
Kalidjati, Donggala, and Batjan captured on 17th
Tacloban & Kofiau captured on 18th
CL Tenryu sunk on 18th

14 Mar 42

Allied DD’s intercept transport TF retreating from Semarang:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Yugiri
xAK Katuragi Maru
xAK Tasmania Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yamagata Maru
xAK Ume Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Meiu Maru, Shell hits 1
xAP Brazil Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Naminoue Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall, Shell hits 2
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Scout

Japanese ground losses:
1379 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 132 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (15 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 7% moonlight: 6,000 yards

CV Zeroes sweep Adak allowing aerial resupply to follow

15 Mar 42

Merak captured (without invasion)
BB Hiei & Kirishima TF engage 4 PT’s at Adak and sink 1
Bandjermasin invasion TF intercepted by Allied DD’s:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 60,99, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Karii, Shell hits 2, on fire
E Kunashiri
TB Sagi
xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Tarushima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Takaoka Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Tusima Maru, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Peary
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Kortenaer
DD Scout

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Low visibility due to Rain with 3% moonlight

Troops unload at Cebu
Adak supply TF encounters 3 PT’s:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK AnsyuMaru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - sinks
PB Zuikai Maru

Allied Ships
PT-48
PT-59
PT-61

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 2,000 yards

16 Mar 42

SS Sturgeon puts 3 torpedoes and 3 shells on xAK at Balikpapan, sinks
Troops unload at Batjan
Troops unload at Donggala
Aerial resupply to Adak succeeds
Tulagi airfield now level 2
Manila RSY repaired to 20

17 Mar 42

I-124 sinks AVP Bellatrix with 2 torpedoes near Dili
SS S-41 sinks 2 xAK with 3 torpedoes near Sampit
Carrier TF strikes Allied DD TF near Soerabaja:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
B5N2 Kate x 50
D3A1 Val x 45

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kortenaer, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Scout, Bomb hits 1
DD Parrott, Bomb hits 1
DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 1
DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Paul Jones
DD Barker
DD Edsall, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
B5N2 Kate x 93

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Paul Jones
DD John D. Ford, on fire
DD Barker
DD Parrott
DD Witte de With
DD Peary, on fire
DD Bulmer
DD Scout
DD Edsall, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

This will be followed by heavy surface combat TF’s sent to Soerabaja to engage the remaining DD’s
Fast trans TF from Amchitka defeats PT’s defending Adak, but not the coastal guns:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
DD Akigumo
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
PT-37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-39
PT-44
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 11,000 yards
Gamble, L. gains tactical advantage
Range closes to 10,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-37
PT-37 sunk by CA Kako at 10,000 yards
Gamble, L. orders Allied TF to disengage

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Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island (162,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

18 Mar 42

S-27 puts torpedo in damaged CL Tenryu retiring from Adak; critical hit and sinks
BB Hyuga & Fuso bombard Soerabaja, the remaining Allied DD’s having fled south:

Night Naval bombardment of Soerabaja at 56,104

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
617 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 2182
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Soerabaja
BB Fuso firing at Soerabaja

SCTF gets 5 hits on SS KXV at Soerabaja

Carrier aircraft again hit Soerabaja:

Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
B5N2 Kate x 93
D3A1 Val x 69

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

ASW TF near Billiton gets 3 hits on S-36

Situation night 18 Mar 42:

18 Div is moving to Batavia; 2 Raid Rgt is moving NW from Buitenzorg to envelop Batavia; while 1 Tank Rgt blocks at Bandoeng.
5 Div attacks at Soerakarta, which should push the defenders SE to Madioen; while IG Div (-) blocks at Djokjakarta.
56 Div will begin moving east to Soerabaja after 5 Div clears Madioen.
38 Div is unloading at Semarang.

Edit to add: the white numbers in parenthesis are the number of Allied units defending at each location.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:16 am

19 – 25 Mar 42

Executive Summary

Soerakarta captured on 19th (abandoned by Dutch, resource and light industry undamaged)
Batavia captured on 22nd (resource, light industry, and heavy industry all undamaged)
Bandjermasin captured on 24th (1 resource point of 60 damaged)
Madioen captured on 25th (mostly abandoned by Dutch, resource undamaged)
Langsa captured on 25th

19 Mar 42

Kalidjati swept of mines
SCTF at Kalidjati gets 3 hits on SS Saury
CV TF strikes Soerabaja:

Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
B5N2 Kate x 93
D3A1 Val x 69

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

I-28 is crippled near Adak, taking 6 hits

20 Mar 42

SS S-27 sinks crippled I-28
SCTF at Kalidjati gets 6 hits on SS Saury
SS KXI sinks a DMS near Makassar with 2 torpedoes
SS Grampus puts 1 torpedo in CA Kako near Attu

Timor is the next target in the DEI, with landings at Dili and Koepang. 8 Div is on transports 1 day north of Ambon and will land at Dili within the next week after picking up artillery support at Ambon. Supporting surface forces are enroute from Java, along with a carrier TF (Agaki, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Ryujo, and Zuiho). 1 Div and 16 Div are at Ambon and will load transports for Koepang soon, landing there about 2 days after the landings at Dili.

Back on Java, 18 Div will arrive at Batavia on 21 Mar and should capture the place within a few days. 5 Div will arrive at Madioen on 22 Mar, followed by 38 Div. After capturing Madioen they will proceed, along with 56 Div at Tjepoe, to Soerabaja. Allied defenders there have started moving from Soerabaja to the mountain terrain at Malang.

21 Mar 42

BB Warspite TF bombards Amchitka Is.:

Night Naval bombardment of Amchitka Island at 158,52

Allied Ships
BB Warspite
CA Chester
CA Northampton

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

Port hits 9

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Warspite
BB Warspite firing at Amchitka Island
CA Chester firing at Amchitka Island
CA Northampton firing at Amchitka Island

22 Mar 42

An amphib TF puts 6 DC hits on SS Perch at Bandjermasin
A SCTF puts 3 hits on SS Truant at Moulmein
Troops (24 Inf Rgt) unload at Bandjermasin
21 Div unloads at Cebu
SS Swordfish sinks a DD near Makassar with 1 torpedo
TB Swordfish put 2 torpedoes in CA Haguro near Makassar, followed by 1 from SS Swordfish; Haguro limping to Kendari with 12 sys, 72 flot, and 2 eng damage; unlikely to survive
Batavia captured by 18 Div:

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17417 troops, 151 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 587
Defending force 2724 troops, 61 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 318
Allied adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1479 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 41 (38 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Division – will march to Bandoeng
41st Infantry Regiment – will pursue retreating base force

Defending units:
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion - destroyed
Batavia Base Force – retreats east to clear terrain

23 Mar 42

Minesweepers at work at Batavia
8 Div departs Ambon for Dili; artillery will join invasion TF enroute; SCTF will cover (while battleships rearm at Ambon); CV’s attack Dili confirming earlier recon that it’s undefended
Cebu captured (resource and light industry 5% damaged)
Wau captured by cross river attack and airdrop from Rabaul

24 Mar 42

Batavia cleared of mines
SS KXI sinks a resupply xAK at Namlea with 2 torpedoes
SS S-40 sinks an xAK at Singapore with 2 torpedoes
1 & 16 Div depart Ambon for Koepang
Troops (8 Div (+)) arrive at Dili; will begin unloading tomorrow
Bandjermasin captured (1 resource point of 60 damaged)
A series of airstrikes on Koepang result in significant airfield damage:

Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft (from Kendari)
G3M2 Nell x 4

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft (from Kendari)
G3M2 Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
L-18 Lodestar: 1 damaged
DC-2: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6

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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft (from Ambon)
A6M2 Zero x 26
G4M1 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DC-2: 3 damaged
DC-2: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 16

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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
B5N2 Kate x 87
D3A1 Val x 66

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
DC-2: 23 damaged
DC-2: 4 destroyed on ground
L-18 Lodestar: 19 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45

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Total damage:

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 69
6 Allied aircraft destroyed on ground
55 Allied aircraft damaged

25 Mar 42

Troops unload at Dili, Koepang, Djailolo, and Kai-eilanden
ASW patrol puts 5 DC hits on SS KVII at Semarang
ASW patrol puts 10 DC hits on SS S-40 at Singapore
Battleships bombard Koepang prior to arrival of the invasion TF:

Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
DC-2: 9 damaged
DC-2: 1 destroyed on ground
L-18 Lodestar: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
562 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 6
Port hits 10
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Koepang
BB Fuso firing at Koepang

Dili is undefended and will be captured tomorrow; Koepang is only lightly defended and will be captured within 2 days, if not tomorrow.

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:58 pm

26 - 30 Mar 42

Executive Summary

Koepang and Dili captured on 26th
Djailolo & Kai-eilanden captured on 27th
Bandoeng captured on 27th (resource and light industry undamaged)
Roxas captured on 29th
Naval resupply reaches Adak on 30th

26 Mar 42

SS Truant sinks an xAK loading at Moulmein with 2 torpedoes and 9 shells in daylight with a Japanese SCTF in the hex !!

27 Mar 42

Amphib TF puts 6 DC hits on SS Truant at Moulmein
ASW TF puts 4 hits on SS KXVII near Ketapang
Carrier Zeroes (KB 2 – Hiryu, Soryu, Junyo, Nisshin) sweep Adak, losing 4 planes for 3 Canadian Kittyhawks

28 Mar 42

SS Sargo sinks an xAK unloading (or unloaded) at Koepang with 1 torpedo
Troops unload at Roxas
ASW TF puts 7 DC hits on SS S-41 near Sampit
Carrier Zeroes sweep Adak, downing 3 Kittyhawks for no loss; this enables a wee bit of aerial resupply to reach the out of supply 2nd Chinese Assault Division hanging by a thread at Adak

Hong Kong’s airfield reaches level 7; Rabaul’s reaches level 6

I decided to partially repair the light industry at Manila, from 41 to 50 (of 100 max)

144 Inf Rgt with engineers and artillery departs Moulmein for Port Blair, covered by the Yamato battle group; aviation support from Victoria Point will arrive later; debarkation will be delayed until 30 Mar (ETA is 29 Mar) while a 6 destroyer TF hits Allied shipping at Rangoon

29 Mar 42

Four ML’s at Rangoon are engaged:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rangoon at 54,53, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kitakami
DD Natsushio
DD Yamagumo
DD Ariake
DD Shirayuki
DD Uranami
DD Sagiri
DD Sanae
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
ML No. 362, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
ML No. 363, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
ML No. 432, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
ML No. 423, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards

A minesweeper TF at Koepang puts 4 DC hits on SS Sargo; then begins to sweep the minefield
SS KX puts a torpedo in an xAK at Dili, then takes 5 hits from the escort
Blenheim’s from Rangoon attack a TF at Tavoy, but 4 of 6 are shot down
The Carrier Zero sweep of Adak fails to fly, but 8 of 9 resupply planes get through

Naval resupply of Adak will be attempted tomorrow. A CL and 4 DD’s go in first, followed by a 2 BB bombardment TF, followed by a single cargo ship with DD escort. Carrier Zeroes will provide air cover.

30 Mar 42

Troops unload at Port Blair
Allied minefield at Koepang cleared
SS S-28 puts torpedo in supply xAK near Amchitka; SS Trigger sinks the xAK with 2 torpedoes at Amchitka - this was the second of 2 supply transports; only one was sent in to Adak; this one was to wait at Amchitka

SCTF engages PT boats at Adak:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
PT-23
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29, Shell hits 1

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
PT-25
PT-26
PT-30
PT-42

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-22, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-43, Shell hits 1
PT-44
PT-45
PT-46

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Miyoshi, Teruhiko crosses the 'T'

The BB TF engages the PT’s before bombarding the island:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro
CA Chikuma
DD Ushio
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Kuri

Allied Ships
PT-24
PT-39
PT-59
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Robinson, H. gains tactical advantage

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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 13 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed on ground
A-29 Hudson: 1 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 2 destroyed on ground
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Adak Island
BB Hiei firing at Adak Island

The resupply TF for Adak takes 13 hits from shore batteries, partially unloads, and then is engaged by the surviving PT’s:

Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island (162,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

106 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Wakazuki
xAK Hohuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire

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

DD Wakazuki firing at 250th Coastal Artillery Regiment
250th Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Wakazuki

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Invasion Support action off Adak Island (162,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Wakazuki
xAK Hohuku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

107th USN Base Force firing at DD Wakazuki

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Wakazuki
xAK Hohuku Maru, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-44
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-46

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway

But, the battleships are still there:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro
CA Chikuma
DD Ushio
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Kuri

Allied Ships
PT-23
PT-27
PT-28, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro
CA Chikuma
DD Ushio
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Kuri

Allied Ships
PT-25
PT-26
PT-30
PT-42, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 161,51, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro
CA Chikuma
DD Ushio
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Kuri

Allied Ships
PT-44, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PT-46, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 6,000 yards

Adak Summary for 30 Mar 42

Japanese lost one DD and one xAK
Allies lost 9 PT boats

Meanwhile, at Soerabaja:

ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,104

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
BB Hyuga
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CL Kinu
DD Arare
DD Natsugumo
DD Michishio
DMS W-20
DD Yakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Shinonome
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
SS S-41, hits 5

SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Oshio

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Night Naval bombardment of Soerabaja at 56,104

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
329 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Light Industry hits 2
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 1826
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
BB Fuso firing at Soerabaja
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Suzuya

The Dutch defenders use all available aircraft against the assembled mass at Soerabaja, achieving little:

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3 Zero x 3
Ki-27b Nate x 2

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 5
B-339D x 12
CW-22 Falcon x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 destroyed
B-339D: 4 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed

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

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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 9
CW-21B Demon x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

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Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
A6M3 Zero x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed

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

5 Division and artillery arrive at Soerabaja tomorrow and the siege begins.

SS KVIII sinks an xAK with 2 torpedoes near Donggala

And finally, west of Port Blair, a Brit (?) CV shows up to join the festivities:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 18
Fulmar II x 17
Swordfish I x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1
AMC Saigon Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu
xAK Imizu Maru
xAP Hakozaki Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 18
Fulmar II x 17
Swordfish I x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 3 (22 system 12 flotation 1 engine damage)
xAK Asahisan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Hakozaki Maru
xAK Imizu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
18 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Massive explosion on AMC Saigon Maru

Yamato AA inflicts no damage on attacking aircraft! BB Yamato will head to Victoria Point, along with a large gathering of other surface combatants and transports; then she’ll head for Singapore for temporary repairs and a new commander(?). I’ll let my opponent think she’s out of action for a very long time, she may be for all I know. Squadrons of Betty’s and Nell’s are transferring to Tavoy (22 Air HQ is here) and Victoria Point to persuade the CV to stay west of Port Blair. Transports bound for Sabang are loading at Moulmein and should depart there within a day or two; don’t want CV interference with that. A deliberate attack at Port Blair ordered for 31 Mar 42 should capture the base; aviation support is already there and if the airfield is not too damaged from my bombing, Zeroes and/or Oscars will be stationed there immediately. Several submarines operating around Port Blair change patrol zones to intercept and sink the Brit CV.

On the production front, Ha-35 aircraft are building at 510 per month and will expand to 560 per month during April. Current inventory is 426; expected usage in April is 525 (with Thalia production turned off and Rufe production set to begin 1 Apr 42). Usage will increase by 120 in May when Zero A6M3b and Nick Ki-45-KAIa production begins. This may be partially offset by stopping some A6M2 production when (if) the inventory gets over 120 (now 87).

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:34 pm

31 Mar 42 - 3 Apr 42

Executive Summary

San Jose captured on 31st
Port Blair captured on 31st (airfield undamaged)
Kolaka captured on 31st (resource undamaged)
Madjene and Loewoek captured on 1st
Tjilatjap captured on 2nd
Soerabaja will be captured on 3rd

31 Mar 42

Troops unload at Loewoek
ASW TF puts 3 hits on SS Grampus at Attu Is.
ASW TF puts 7 hits on SS O-19 at Kendari
Troops unload at Madjene
Brit CV moves closer to Port Blair (now 4 hexes west), but no air operations

25 Army units close on Soerabaja and find it well defended:

Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 23219 troops, 243 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366
Defending force 20879 troops, 275 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 637

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

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
56th Division
38th Division
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
Roodenburg Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
Marinier Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Van Altena Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Manado Garrison Battalion
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Afdeling Ritman
1st Regt Cavalerie
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Malaya Army
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion

1 Apr 42

BB Yamato has lost its rear 15.5 cm gun turret and may have to return to Japan to fix that; it will stop at Singapore to see how much/if the flotation damage can be fixed there; if so, I may decide to use it without the rear turret, at least for the time being
Rufe production begins at Maebashi at 15 per month
Helen production begins at Yokohama at 30 per month
Mavis-L production begins at Osaka at 10 per month
Lily Ib upgrades to IIa at Gifu at 60 per month
Sabang Invasion TF (112 Inf Rgt (+)) departs Moulmein
1st Sentai (26 Oscar’s) sent to Port Blair; 40% CAP and 40% LRCAP over some retreating cripples

SS Cuttlefish sinks xAKL carrying fuel to Nauru with 14 shell hits
SS Stingray sinks xAK near Dadjangas with 2 torpedoes and 1 shell hit

18 Div (+) closes on Tjilatjap and finds the defense weak; this base should be captured tomorrow:

Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14289 troops, 167 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 523
Defending force 2048 troops, 52 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

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

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
18th Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Padang Garrison Battalion
Pakanbaroe Det.
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
West Sumatra Base Force
Sorong Det. Base Force
5th Coastal Gun Battalion
Merak Base Force
Djojakarta Base Force
Bengkalis Base Force
Teloekbetoeng Base Force
Manado Base Force

25 Army attacks at Soerabaja:

Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 38121 troops, 381 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370
Defending force 20827 troops, 275 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Japanese adjusted assault: 914
Allied adjusted defense: 200
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1427 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 310 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2253 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 195 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 44 (6 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (52 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Division
38th Division
56th Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
1st Regt Cavalerie
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
Zuid KNIL Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Manado Garrison Battalion
Afdeling Ritman
Marinier Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Van Altena Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Malaya Army
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion

The attacking Japanese infantry divisions now have high disruption and fatigue, so will switch to artillery bombardment before resuming the attack in 2 or 3 days

The Brit CV west of Port Blair has disappeared

2 Apr 42

BB Yamato flotation damage has been reduced to 10 (from 12) and the engine damage has been repaired by the crew, but still sailing to Singapore
CV Kaga (9 sys 25 major flot) departs Manila for Hong Kong

Tjilatjap is captured by deliberate attack, some defenders were destroyed during the battle, the survivors surrendered:

Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14979 troops, 167 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 524
Defending force 2054 troops, 52 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 454
Allied adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2528 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 205 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 13

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
18th Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
Padang Garrison Battalion
Pakanbaroe Det.
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Bengkalis Base Force
Merak Base Force
Teloekbetoeng Base Force
Djojakarta Base Force
VII KNIL Battalion
Sorong Det. Base Force
West Sumatra Base Force
5th Coastal Gun Battalion
Manado Base Force

4 combat battalions consisting of 20 squads ! Thus, each battalion was reinforced platoon strength !

Artillery bombardment at Soerabaja shows that all defenders, except the coastal gun batteries, have departed to Malang, where they will be more difficult to supply (but that's not my problem, lol):

Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35031 troops, 387 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 1104
Defending force 276 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
56th Division
38th Division
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
25th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion

3 Apr 42

BB Hiei and Kirishima rearmed and refueled at Paramushiro and head east to rendezvous with Nagumo’s carriers for another resupply attempt at Adak

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:10 pm

3 Apr - 8 Apr 42

Executive Summary

Soerabaja captured on 3rd (resource, oil, and refinery undamaged; light industry 1/3 damaged; heavy industry 9% damaged; repair shipyard 100% damaged)
Lautem & Wetar captured on 5th
Sabang captured on 6th
Gorontalo & Iloilo captured on 7th (resource undamaged)

3 Apr 42

Other than the destruction of the coastal gun unit at Soerabaja and capture of the base, nothing much happened

4 Apr 42

BB Yamato arrives at Singapore with 8 flotation damage (down from original 12); will require 32 days pierside to fix everything (including the destroyed rear gun turrent)
Minesweepers are dispatched from Batavia and Tjepoe to clear the mess at Soerabaja
Troops unload at Sabang
Zeroes from Balikpapan sweep Malang, downing 3 Hurricanes while losing one of their own
Watampone captured just before troops land
C Bde of 48 Div is being airlifted from Rabaul to Terapo on the west coast of Papua/New Guinea, west of Salamaua; this will require several days even though over 60 transport aircraft are being used
Troops unload at Wetar
Allied troops march out of the jungle at Koepang and are destroyed
Allied troops march out of the jungle at Balikpapan and are forced to retreat back in

5 Apr 42

CV Kaga arrives at Hong Kong, but will require 121 days in the shipyard for repair, so I’ll move her to Nagasaki where the shipyard is large enough to use high or critical priority to speed the repairs
Soerabaja cleared of Allied mines

6 Apr 42

Manila light industry repaired to 50%
CL & 4 DD TF engage and sink 5 HDML’s at Rangoon; sounded like something hit a mine, but Japanese ships show damage only from the high speed run in
RO-68 puts a torpedo in HDML near Townsville; sounded like it sank
Troops unload at Gorontalo
ASW TF puts 11 DC hits on SS Cuttlefish at Nauru
Zeroes have a bad day sweeping; lose 6 at Port Moresby against Kittyhawks and Warhawks; lose 12 at Loemadjang against newly arrived Warhawks
2 Raid Rgt arrives at Moulmein by sea

8 Apr 42

CV Kaga departs Hong Kong for Nagasaki (still with 25 flotation damage)
Deliberate attacks at Malang and Pingsiang don’t go as well as expected:

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41246 troops, 471 guns, 591 vehicles, Assault Value = 1405
Defending force 26295 troops, 295 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 642

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 517
Allied adjusted defense: 1456

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4668 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 311 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 59 disabled
Guns lost 25 (8 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 51 (8 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1104 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Division – took the brunt of the losses
56th Division
1st Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards/B Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Marinier Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Van Altena Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
Afdeling Ritman
4th KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Manado Garrison Battalion
Malaya Army
KNIL Army Command
Tjilitap Base Force

Not sure why my AV dropped to one-third of nominal; 25 Army is adjacent and somewhat prepped for Malang and supply was adequate, but the hex is overstacked. To alleviate the overstack while units refresh, 5 Div, 1 Tank, and IG Div/B Bde will withdraw to Soerabaja. The Allies will have whatever supply is on hand or can be flown in; none of his bases on the peninsula SE of Soerabaja have light industry, only resource. I have supply from Palembang unloading at Batavia, so a day or 2 of bombardment before another attack.

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 62511 troops, 539 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2142
Defending force 37223 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1269
Allied adjusted defense: 903

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
3408 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 374 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 37 (8 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1503 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Brigade
40th Division
15th Division
34th Division
39th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps – just arrived !
32nd Group Army

At least forts were reduced from 3 to 2 at both places. Here my inadequate supply dropped AV to half of nominal, along with being overstacked. Need to attack here again before he can move in more defenders.

Future Operations

Burma

After the Java operation is completed, 25 Army (5 Div, 18 Div, 56 Div, Imperial Guard Div, 1 Tk Rgt, 2 Tk Rgt, and 14 Tk Rgt) will be tasked with capturing Rangoon followed by the oil fields farther north. 15 Army (33 Div, 55 Div units, 4 Div) will assist. Elements of 55 Div are at Sabang and Port Blair; 4 Div brigades are closing in on Sabang. The graphic shows the concept; more detailed planning is required to ensure there is enough sealift to deliver these units simultaneously. Without the early war amphib bonus it will take several days to unload, so carrier and surface force protection of the amphib TF’s will be required for some time. These units will not be fully prepped for these assault landings, since that would require the operation be delayed until August '42.

China

The following units will ship to Haiphong upon completion of their current operations:

1 Div – just unloaded at Watampone, will capture Makassar and then proceed north
8 Div – captured Lautem, part at Dili, will proceed north when transports arrive
20 Div – last element (artillery) just bought out from Manchukuo, will assemble at Haiphong with combat regiments and units operating in Philippines (20 Recon, 20 Engr)
21 Div – just captured Iloilo, will rest a day or 2, then load and proceed north
38 Div – cooperating with 25 Army on Java, when not needed will proceed north
65 Bde – at Manila, will move to Canton to improve garrison situation while it rebuilds
4 Tk Rgt – loaded at Koepang and heading north
6 Tk Rgt – on Java
7 Tk Rgt – loaded at Koepang and heading north
8 Tk Rgt – at Iloilo, will load with 21 Div
14 Army HQ – at Koepang
16 Army HQ – at Cebu

The 2 army HQ’s will prep for Nanning and Tuyun and join 23 Army in an assault up the main road from Nanning toward Chungking. The graphic shows the terrain and current situation.

Air Support

3 Air Div and 22 Flotilla support ops in Burma
1 Air Div recon types cover Sumatra and western half of Java
5 Air Div recon types cover eastern half of Java and islands east through Timor and Ambon
1 Air fighters and bombers join 3 Air in Burma
5 Air fighters and bombers join 4 Air in China
23 Air Flotilla fighters and bombers join 4 Air in China
9 Air Fleet units move to South Pacific; ASW assets stationed at major ports (Soerabaja, Balikpapan, Palembang, Singapore, Babeldaob)

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:52 am

9 - 13 Apr 42

Executive Summary

Salamaua captured on 11th
Sangi captured on 13th

9 Apr 42 [>:]

10 Apr 42

SS Silversides sinks a PB on ASW duty near Deboyne Island
BB Nagato bombards Pegu:

Night Naval bombardment of Pegu at 55,53

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at Pegu

A second attack at Pingsiang turns out worse than the first, although the forts are once again reduced:

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58443 troops, 535 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 1764
Defending force 36135 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 1923
Allied adjusted defense: 1023
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7542 casualties reported
Squads: 266 destroyed, 432 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 57 (28 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
863 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Brigade – now down to 1 AV !
40th Division
15th Division
34th Division
39th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
73rd Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army

The Japanese are still stronger here than the defending Chinese; one more attack should get the forts down to zero

11 Apr 42

8 Div begins loading transports at Dili for Haiphong
20 Engr (20 Div) begins loading transports at Baybay for Haiphong
16 Army HQ begins loading transports for Haiphong
21 Div and 8 Tank Rgt begin loading transports at Iloilo for Haiphong

BB Yamashiro TF engages 6 PT boats at Adak, sinking 2; then another 2 PT’s during which battle the BB takes a torpedo (14 sys 36 flot 3 eng damage)

The third attack at Pingsiang is no better than the first two:

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 52796 troops, 541 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 1352
Defending force 35528 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1008

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 474
Allied adjusted defense: 557

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3490 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 377 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 42 (3 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
444 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
39th Division
55th Infantry Brigade
34th Division
40th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army

12 Apr 42

CV Kaga arrives at Nagasaki with 25 major flotation damage requiring 71 days in the yard. Using high or critical priority DOES NOT speed the repair

BB Hyuga & Fuso bombard Malang:

Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Malang
BB Fuso firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

Troops unload at Sangi and Singkep

13 Apr 42

Strategic bombing of Changsha ordered:

Morning Air attacks on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 18
Fires 9370

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-30 Ann x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 8
Fires 14577

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

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

Manpower hits 8
Fires 12412

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 8
Fires 19320

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 1
Fires 13380

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 9
Fires 14735

-

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 22752

ASW Patrol at Soerabaja puts 6 DC hits on SS KXVII; heavy damage reported
Sangi captured

A deliberate attack at Malang reduces the defensive forts:

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37954 troops, 432 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 1308
Defending force 24576 troops, 290 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 574

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 1001
Allied adjusted defense: 1090

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2009 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (9 destroyed, 62 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
541 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
18th Division
56th Division
38th Division
6th Tank Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Roodenburg Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
Afdeling Ritman
Marinier Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
Van Altena Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
KNIL Army Command
Tjilitap Base Force

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:28 am

14 - 16 Apr 42

Executive Summary

Singkep captured on 14th (resource undamaged)
Makassar captured on 15th (resource undamaged)
Endeh captured on 16th

14 Apr 42

CA Mikuma & Chokai bombard Makassar:

Night Naval bombardment of Makassar at 65,106

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 15
Port hits 11

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mikuma
CA Mikuma firing at Makassar
CA Chokai firing at Makassar

Sinking sounds lead me to think Pickerel may have sunk

Search Vals from CV Hiryu and Junyo report 6 hits on PT boats at Adak
A long range sweep of Loemadjang by Zeroes results in 9 being lost for only 2 Warhawks
Strategic bombing of Changsha continues
Strategic bombing of Yenan begins, but no damage is reported

15 Apr 42

Time for another resupply run into Adak, as the Chinese Assault Div there has been out of supply for about a week. A 4 DD TF leads to clear away any PT’s, followed by BB Hiei TF to bombard, then an xAKL with single DD escort. CV’s Hiryu, Soryu, and Junyo will provide CAP over each of those TF’s from 6 hexes away.

Carrier Division 3 (CV Shokaku, Zuikaku, CVL Ryujo – Yamaguchi commanding) departs Victoria Point to raid the shipping lanes in the Bay of Bengal.

Adak

SS S-23 misses CA Chikuma inbound to Adak
BB Hiei/CA Chikuma TF surprises 4 Allied PT boats at Adak in 0% moonlight and rain, but no hits
BB Hiei/CA Chikuma bombard Adak:

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Chikuma

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2

BB Hiei firing at Adak Island
CA Chikuma firing at Adak Island

Japanese DD’s engage 2 PT’s at Adak, sinking 1
Japanese DD’s engage 4 PT’s at Adak, sinking 2
A-24’s at Adak sink the xAKL before it can unload (CAP shot down some, but not all)

Meanwhile, at Malang:

Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
541 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 4

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Malang
BB Fuso firing at Malang
CA Nachi firing at 6th KNIL Regiment
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Myoko
CA Myoko firing at 4th KNIL Regiment

Strategic bombing of Changsha, Yenan, and Changteh continues
Troops unload at Endeh
Makassar captured in deliberate attack:

Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Japanese adjusted assault: 165
Allied adjusted defense: 6
Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1894 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
1st/A Division
1st/B Division
1st/C Division
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1
Makassar Base Force
ML-KNIL
Bandjermasin Base Force /1

1 Raid Rgt arrives at Moulmein

16 Apr 42

Allied cruisers attempt to interdict the delivery by fast transport of the non-air-transportable elements of 48 Div’s C Bde to Terapo by (the unit unloaded before the Allied TF arrived):

Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
CM Tokiwa
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Noshiro
CL Abukuma
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Yunagi
DMS W-9

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
CA Pensacola
CA Australia, Shell hits 2
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Perth
CL Concord
DD Stuart
DD Voyager
DD Van Ghent
DD Thracian
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kilty
DD La Triomphant

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Getting, F.E. crosses the 'T'

The Allied TF returns to Port Moresby; CL’s Yubari (damaged) and Noshiro head south toward Rabaul; and the rest of the Japanese TF heads west to Ambon (as previously ordered)
SS S-28 sinks a resupply xAKL NW of Adak with 41 shell hits and 2 torpedoes
Betty’s from Rabaul attack the Allied CA TF at Port Moresby without fighter escort and get mauled, losing 17 planes, although scoring 1 more torpedo hit on CL Achilles

Uncivil Engineer · Post by **Uncivil Engineer** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:17 pm

17 - 19 Apr 42

Executive Summary

Resupply of Adak fails again
Green Island captured on 19th

17 Apr 42

A 4 DD TF engages 3 PT boats at Adak, but no hits are seen
BB Kirishima bombards Adak:

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 3 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 10 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed on ground
A-29 Hudson: 8 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kirishima
BB Kirishima firing at Adak Island
CL Nagara firing at Adak Island

BB Kirishima TF engages the PT’s, but only 1 hit
A-24’s sink 2 resupply xAKL at Adak, and the third retreats without unloading

On Java:

Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Malang
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment

In the South Pacific, the Allied CA TF appears to be chasing CL Yubari (which has headed full steam to Buin), but encounters and obliterates a 3 PB ASW TF working near Milne Bay. If that TF remains near there on the 18th, several squadrons of Betty’s at Rabaul may welcome them.

Strategic bombing in China shifts to Hengyang

18 Apr 42

BB Hyuga & Fuso bombard Malang:

Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Malang
BB Fuso firing at Malang
CA Nachi firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Myoko
CA Myoko firing at 6th KNIL Regiment

Because Malang is mountainous terrain, the stacking limit is 30k. I was considering an amphibious envelopment to land at the east end of Java (Banjoewangi) with a division and tank regiment. But Banjoewangi is open terrain, so not easy to defend, with major roads into it, allowing only 4 days to unload before Allied troops could arrive from Loemadjang, where there are currently 19 units. I’ve dismissed this operation as not worth the risk. Instead I’ll continue to bombard Malang with battleships until the infantry is rested (only one reinforced division is at Malang while the others rest at Soerabaja). But first the BB’s pay a visit to Probolinggo east of Malang, while cruisers shell Loemadjang southeast of Malang. When ready, all the infantry and tanks available will overstack at Malang for one final push. The forts are at 1, which he has been unable to imcrease as his engineers are busy fixing airfield and port damage from the battleships.

SS Seadragon puts 42 shells in an xAKL near Donggala, but she sails on. Seadragon takes 6 hits in return.
Strategic bombing in China stops as Allied fighters appear at Hengyang. Ground units are bombed instead.

19 Apr 42

8 Div at Dili is finally loaded for the trip to China – started loading on 11 Apr
All subs operating off the West Coast and around Pearl Harbor are recalled
Two TF’s bombard Loemadjang and Probolinggo on Java:

Night Naval bombardment of Loemadjang at 56,106 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
FK-51: 4 damaged
B-339D: 1 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Chokai
CA Tone
CL Tatsuta
CL Sendai

Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 409
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 8
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1

E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mikuma
Soerabaja Base Force firing at CA Mikuma
CA Mikuma firing at Soerabaja Base Force
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Mogami
CA Mogami firing at Loemadjang
CA Chokai firing at Loemadjang
CA Tone firing at Loemadjang
CL Tatsuta firing at Loemadjang
CL Sendai firing at Bandoeng Base Force

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Night Naval bombardment of Probolinggo at 56,105

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 8
Resources hits 1
Fires 7075
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 5

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at Probolinggo
BB Fuso firing at Probolinggo
CA Nachi firing at South Java Base Force
CA Myoko firing at Probolinggo

Troops unload at Green Island and capture the atoll

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