Command Decisions: Yeomen vs. Samurai RA 6.4

[larryfulkerson]

I took another look around and found about six of the Jap carriers. Near Perth.

[larryfulkerson]

Hey Jim: I'm going to send this regiment from Fort Ord to Eastern USA and thence to other points.

[EHansen]

47 fighters and 71 bombers says it is not 6 CVs. Probably 2 or 3 with 1 or 2 CVLs.

[zuluhour]

You got the 8th PRS in Australia? I think your going to need some "eyes".

[larryfulkerson]

Hey Jim: I'm sending this Division to the Eastern USA port. It'll get there in about 2 days. It's in Tacoma right now.

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 02, 42
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This is one of the two Air Transports carrying the heavy bombers... sigh. [:(]

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tubuai at 170,187, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
AMC Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 2
AMC Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Reid, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Admiral Y. Williams, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Clevedon, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Eldorado, Shell hits 1
xAK Liberty



SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 02, 42

2/23rd AA Regiment is loaded on a Toho Cargo class xAK moving to Rangoon.
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 74,109.
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 74,109.
37th JAAF AF Bn is located at Jehol(97,39).
Radio transmissions detected at Shimizu (112,61).
10th JAAF Base Force is located at Kanko(105,47).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Paramushiro-jima (137,47).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 55,77.
Radio transmissions detected at Tsingtao (95,47).
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment is located at Midway Island(158,91).
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion is located at Magwe(57,47).
67th Infantry Group is located at Yamagata(116,57).
8th Engineer Regiment is located at Changchun(106,41).
General Defence Army is located at Tokyo(114,60).
Radio transmissions detected at Lunga (114,138).
6th Fleet is located at Kwajalein Island(132,115).
6th Border Defense Fortress is located at Heiho(113,33).
8th Engineer Regiment is located at Changchun(106,41).
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment is located at Port Blair(46,58).
9th RGC Route Brigade is located at Nanking(91,52).
Radio transmissions detected at Hankow (85,50).
Radio transmissions detected at Batavia (49,98).
NCPC Army is located at Peiping(95,39).
23rd Air Defense AA Regiment is located at Fukuoka(103,57).



Combat report enclosed

[moore4807]

03-02-42 Perth hit by CV TF again... Bigger than past reports - Not 6 CV's worth [&:]

[moore4807]

03-02-42 That sinking feeling again... This time J3 correctly deduced our route of heavy bombers going to Sydney.

[moore4807]

03-02-42 Koumac - The Free French make an effort to slow the tide of the invasion of Koumac.

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 03, 42
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Another bad day at sea for the Air Transport TF's



* So much action at Pago Pago - I couldn't fit it into one screen!

Here is the LCU combat from Pago Pago;


Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12640 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 557

Defending force 9035 troops, 128 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 458

Allied adjusted defense: 191

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
687 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
367 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


I didn't know J3 was going to shock attack so I had planned recon by arty...

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2214 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 16025 troops, 205 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Assaulting units:
101st USN Base Force
Samoan Marine Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion
104th USN Base Force
2nd Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Division
1st Maizuru Assault Div /8


* Second day of high aerial activity around Mandalay, I took worse than I gave again.
* Manila is out of supply and the losses are starting to pile up, J3 is just aerial and arty bombing me to death there.
* Soerabaja is finally occupied by the 4th Division, Arty bombarding them is using up supply and knocking him down some.


SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 03, 42

5th Air Defense AA Regiment is located at Rabaul(106,125).
36th Infantry Regiment is located at Harbin(109,39).
5th RGC Division is located at Wuhu(89,53).
Chofu JAAF Base Force is located at Yokohama/Yokosuka(113,61).
Radio transmissions detected at Finschhafen (100,126).
Radio transmissions detected at 133,163.
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion is located at Yenki(110,44).
Northern Army is located at Sapporo(120,51).
37th Const Co is located at Port Hedland(57,129).
Radio transmissions detected at Kwajalein Island (132,115).
Radio transmissions detected at Miri (64,87).
6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade is located at Jehol(97,39).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Jaluit (134,120).
Radio transmissions detected at Broome (62,127).
Radio transmissions detected at 208,64.
Radio transmissions detected at Etorofu (128,52).
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress is located at Nago(95,65).
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion is located at Kalgoorlie(56,147).
8th Border Defense Fortress is located at Hailar(107,30).
Radio transmissions detected at Fusan (103,55).
3rd Army is located at Jehol(97,39).
25th RGC Temp. Division is located at Shanghai(92,55).
41st Air Defense AA Battalion is located at Fusan(103,55).
20th Recon Regiment is located at Keijo(103,50).
Radio transmissions detected at Harbin (109,39).
1st RGC Route Brigade is located at Amoy(83,61).
Radio transmissions detected at Swatow (81,62).


See Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

03-03-42 Rurutu - Tubuai Air Transport mauling.

[moore4807]

03-03-42 Pago Pago Naval and aerial actions

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42
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Air Transport TF's are caught in Southern Pacific, they're getting mauled daily.

Perth and Mandalay are besieged, not looking too good in either place for the Allies...


SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 04, 42

144th JAAF AF Bn is located at Tokyo(114,60).
Radio transmissions detected at Changchun (106,41).
17th JAAF AF Bn is located at Rahaeng(58,56).
10th JAAF Base Force is located at Kanko(105,47).
Radio transmissions detected at Hankow (85,50).
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment is located at Fushun(105,42).
41st Air Defense AA Regiment is located at Fusan(103,55).
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade is loaded on xAP Kobe Maru moving to Tokyo.
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Tokyo (114,60).
24th NCPC Route Brigade is located at Chengchow(88,44).
Radio transmissions detected at Lunga (114,138).
Radio transmissions detected at Mutankiang (111,42).
Radio transmissions detected at Amoy (83,61).
Radio transmissions detected at Osaka/Kyoto (109,59).
15th AA Regiment is located at Peiping(95,39).
39th Road Const Co is located at Aparri(82,73).
Radio transmissions detected at Laoag (81,72).
Radio transmissions detected at Yamagata (116,57).
4th RGC Division is located at Weihsien(95,46).
2nd Manchukuo Distr Division is located at Kirin(108,42).
Kwajalein Base Force is located at Kwajalein Island(132,115).
17th JAAF AF Bn is located at Rahaeng(58,56).
Radio transmissions detected at Niigata (114,57).
Radio transmissions detected at 139,127.
Haranomachi JAAF Base Force is located at Iwaki(116,59).
28th Shipping Engineer Regiment is located at Paramushiro-jima(137,47).
Radio transmissions detected at Rabaul (106,125).



See attached Combat Report

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 05, 42
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J3's CVL's are run across in the night, and unfortunately nothing to attack with. J3 then proceeds to hammer my TF into the sea.

The plucky French KV is killed by Koumac, but is successfully avenged by his American allies.


SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 05, 42

Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 113,120.
89th JAAF AF Coy is located at Peleliu(90,98).
14th JAAF AF Coy is located at Bandjermasin(60,99).
54th JAAF AF Bn is located at Changsha(82,52).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108).
14th Division is located at Jehol(97,39).
4473 men are based at Chichi-jima (111,74).
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co is located at Kanazawa(111,57).
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade is located at 82,34.
88th Infantry Regiment is located at 87,56.
25th Field AA Machinecannon Company is located at Changchun(106,41).
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment is located at Yenki(110,44).
24th Fld AA Machinecannon Company is located at Mishan(114,42).
4th Air Defense AA Regiment is located at Yokohama/Yokosuka(113,61).
85th JAAF AF Coy is loaded on xAK Ryotaku Maru moving to Rangoon.
13th JAAF AF Coy is located at Taichu(86,64).
Radio transmissions detected at Wake Island (136,98).
Radio transmissions detected at Matsue (107,57).
Radio transmissions detected at 143,134.
6th JNAF Coy is located at Miri(64,87).
Radio transmissions detected at Changsha (82,52).
6th/A Division is located at Shaoyang(80,52).
Cam Ranh Fortress is located at Cam Ranh Bay(64,72).
Kwantung Army is located at Changchun(106,41).


See attached Combat report

[moore4807]

03-05-42 Air TF mauling in the South Pacific.

[moore4807]

03-05-42 Near Koumac "The Avenging DD USS Sands"

[moore4807]

03-05-42 finding a big Transport TF - and cannot do a thing about it!

[moore4807]

03-05-42 The last batch of subs heading out SW to sweep the Johnston Is. Area and possible southern route J3 might take.

[moore4807]

03-05-42 The "goat" starts to make his move... to be continued.

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 06, 42
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Air Transport TF's - 3rd TF is found and attacked by naval forces.

Upgraded fighter groups battle at Soerabaja ending with light casualties.

Hudson's from Perth bomb an incoming IJA Div with minimal results.

Oh yeah one day closer to the revealing of my stupidity.



SIG INT REPORT FOR Mar 06, 42

2/4th JAAF AF Coy is loaded on xAK Madras Maru moving to Rangoon.
86th JAAF AF Coy is located at Kalgan(95,37).
Radio transmissions detected at 118,151.
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Midway Island (158,91).
34th Road Const Co is located at Batavia(49,98).
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment is located at Fushun(105,42).
10/Southern Army is loaded on xAK Bingo Maru moving to Iba.
4th JAAF AF Coy is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Rangoon.
24th JAAF AF Bn is located at Clark Field(79,76).
8th JAAF Base Force is located at Jehol(97,39).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Balikpapan (64,97).
Formosa Army is located at Takao(84,65).
Radio transmissions detected at Lunga (114,138).
12th Air Defense AA Battalion is located at Kobe(108,59).
6th Border Defense Fortress is located at Heiho(113,33).
41st Guard Battalion is located at Saigon(60,71).
II/81st Naval Guard Unit is located at Lolobato(79,102).
Hoyo Fortress is located at Oita(104,59).
Radio transmissions detected at Luganville (120,150).
39th/B Division is located at Siangtan(81,52).
Radio transmissions detected at 147,142.
26th Shipping Engineer Regiment is located at Nagasaki/Sasebo(102,58).
4th Army is located at Sunwu(113,34).
2nd Air Flotilla is located at Rabaul(106,125).
Radio transmissions detected at Amchitka Island (158,52).
17th RGC Temp. Division is located at Kweiteh(90,46).
11th Army is located at Sinyang(86,48).






Combat Report enclosed