The Shogunate Returns-R III (J) vs JocMeister(A)

[Richard III]

Mersing landings.

[mind_messing]

Now that Force Z is sunk, you can safely let your BB's covering Mersing bombard the defenders.

Be aware, though, the BB's might damage the airbase, but I'd run the risk of not being able to use the AF for a day or two than chance the Allies getting a lucky roll!

[Lowpe]

Oh crap! I have been riding Jocke for losing Force Z on day 1 last game, and he has gone and done it again! Oh, my and I just posted another message in his AAR with a picture of Repulse fighting off Nells...oh my! Oh my.[:D]

Banzai![&o]

I will have to stop teasing him, he might quit![X(]

Mums the word from now on.

[KenchiSulla]

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Now that Force Z is sunk, you can safely let your BB's covering Mersing bombard the defenders.

Be aware, though, the BB's might damage the airbase, but I'd run the risk of not being able to use the AF for a day or two than chance the Allies getting a lucky roll!

No need for that. You can take Mersing by shock attack on dec. 8 without much trouble. Don't waste the BB ammo on Mersing, it is hard to resupply them. No suitable base close by until you take Singapore.... Creating AKEs takes some time too!

[Richard III]

ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Now that Force Z is sunk, you can safely let your BB's covering Mersing bombard the defenders.

Be aware, though, the BB's might damage the airbase, but I'd run the risk of not being able to use the AF for a day or two than chance the Allies getting a lucky roll!

No need for that. You can take Mersing by shock attack on dec. 8 without much trouble. Don't waste the BB ammo on Mersing, it is hard to resupply them. No suitable base close by until you take Singapore.... Creating AKEs takes some time too!

Thanks guys, I wondered where all the hardcore JFB`s went to [8D]...Joc has the Dec. 8 turn already tho...oh well, better go make some AKE`s.

[Richard III]

The Shogunate Wonders....

Lots of action...with surprisingly mild results, perhaps the weather helped me. Jocke organized one well coordinated escorted airstrike against the shipping off Mersing, which ran into a heavy CAP. Looks like the Flak did him more then the CAP.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
E13A1 Jake x 2
E7K2 Alf x 1
E8N2 Dave x 1
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IF x 5
Buffalo I x 56
Swordfish I x 7
Vildebeest III x 13
Hudson I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
9 x Vildebeest III bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x Blenheim IF sweeping at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x Buffalo I sweeping at 6000 feet
5 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
10 x Buffalo I sweeping at 6000 feet
2 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
2 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
8 x Buffalo I sweeping at 6000 feet
10 x Buffalo I sweeping at 6000 feet
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
E13A1 Jake x 2
E7K2 Alf x 1
E8N2 Dave x 1
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 4
Blenheim IV x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
E13A1 Jake x 2
E7K2 Alf x 1
E8N2 Dave x 1
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
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At the PI front...

Of course the commander of the 21st.Air Flotilla forgot to re-set the bombers from Port attack to Naval Attack...with predictable results.[>:]

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M2 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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The good news.

Ground combat at Mersing (51,82)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7713 troops, 76 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 525

Defending force 3151 troops, 48 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 323

Allied adjusted defense: 29

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
1492 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (19 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Construction Battalion
20th AA Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
113th RAF Adv Base Force

[Richard III]

I`m sure the Port Strikes the previous day sank two of the AM`s, which didn`t help his exit plan. Either the 4 Clemson DD`s are still in Manila Harbor or they got through the mines and are gone...we have no decent air search around west and south of Manila waters.
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TF 209 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 229 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
AM Finch
AM Whippoorwill
PG Asheville, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
AO Pecos, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Mine hits 1

10 mines cleared

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[Richard III]

Dec. 11 report from IJNGS HQ. It looks like The Army has finally sealed off Singapore.

We have 9/10 DL there and the LCU count has jumped from 13 on the 9th. to 26 now, either General Jocke railed some units down, or he is re-enforcing the base with scrap Dutch LCU by air transport. He couldn`t have shipped them in. Or DL is very FOW`ed in this game.

Looks like he pulled what`s left of his Air out. He still has 8 port damage so he shouldn`t be at 1 Forts yet.

Even worse, it looks like he is bringing "The Big Sword" AKA every un-sunk sub from the Asiatic Fleet to the fight....and there are a bunch. Looks like we only sunk 5-6 on Dec. 7.

Might have been better to have split off Kaga to add to the Manila port strike.

Questions are, do I pull KB out before some Sub badness gets to it ?

Or keep it in the area as a ASW TF ?

[Richard III]

The Shogunate observes....

Dec. 13 1941

IJNGS is pleased to report all operations are proceeding according to our Master Plan.

A desperate surface attack by the remnants of the Asiatic Fleet against our Landing TF at Minado was stopped with great gallantry by the close cover TF, Veteran Des. Div. 13 led by Cmdr. Naoi Toshio in flagship CL Nigara. Initial reports are that the enemy lost 1 BB`s, 4 CA`s and 8 DD`s..[;)]...


Despite some murmurs from my Staff that "perhaps some heavy units should have been with the Close Cover TF" we must move quickly forward and take risks.

[Richard III]

The Shogunate is depressed... with what happens when you are inattentive to time and space. And what Jocke Can Do as opposed to what he is Likely to Do.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kavieng at 106,122, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Tomozono Maru #3, Shell hits 2
PB Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Keijo Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PB Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
PB Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PB Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAKL Taiyu Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Perth
DD Stuart
DD Voyager
DD Le Triomphant

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 5,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Kirkpatrick N. crosses the 'T'
CA Australia engages CL Kashima at 5,000 yards
CA Australia engages CL Kashima at 5,000 yards
PB Tama Maru #8 sunk by CA Australia at 5,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 5,000 yards
CL Achilles engages PB Choko Maru #2 at 5,000 yards
CL Achilles engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Kashima engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
CL Perth engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 4,000 yards
CA Canberra engages PB Keijo Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Achilles engages PB Choko Maru #2 at 4,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Achilles engages xAKL Taiyu Maru at 4,000 yards
CL Kashima engages DD Stuart at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Kashima sunk by CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
CA Australia engages PB Nikkai Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Australia engages PB Keijo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Voyager engages xAKL Taiyu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Voyager engages xAKL Tomozono Maru #3 at 2,000 yards
CA Canberra engages PB Shonon Maru #15 at 2,000 yards
CL Achilles engages PB Keijo Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Achilles engages PB Choko Maru #2 at 2,000 yards
CL Leander engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Tomozono Maru #3 at 2,000 yards
DD Voyager engages xAK Shinwa Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Keijo Maru sunk by DD Stuart at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAK Shinwa Maru sunk by CA Canberra at 3,000 yards
CA Australia engages PB Choko Maru #2 at 3,000 yards
DD Voyager engages xAKL Tomozono Maru #3 at 3,000 yards
DD Stuart engages PB Choko Maru #2 at 3,000 yards
PB Shonon Maru #15 sunk by CA Canberra at 3,000 yards
CA Australia engages PB Nikkai Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stuart engages xAKL Taiyu Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Canberra engages PB Nikkai Maru at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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[Richard III]

The Shogunate....relaxes[8D]

Reports from our agents in Manila tell us that General MacJocke has fled toward Australia, along with his puppet Governor, various family members, assorted girlfriends and all the Philippines Islands Gold reserves.

Our G4M1`s along their South East escape route have stood down.....to allow a great propaganda victory !

A rare picture of our deep cover agent in Manila Army HQ.

[Richard III]

If there are any sentient beings looking at this AAR, it is sad to report that this Game wound down. No one`s fault, just real life impacting unrealistic game style expectations....

Jocke is a nice guy, a true gentleman and a wonderful, fun opponent for anyone with game experience....

RIII

[Lowpe]

I was following...shame, but stuff happens.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Richard III

If there are any sentient beings looking at this AAR, it is sad to report that this Game wound down. No one`s fault, just real life impacting unrealistic game style expectations....

Jocke is a nice guy, a true gentleman and a wonderful, fun opponent for anyone with game experience....

RIII

Sad to see it end. I was following. I sense from your comment that you weren't sure people were paying much attention. It often seems like that starting an AAR, but it's something that builds over time, especially a dual AAR game.

just real life impacting unrealistic game style expectations....

Curious what this means? Turn rate? Or playing style differences? Something else?