Rise of an Empire - Mr. Kane (A) vs castor troy (J)

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: castor troy




with some patch this was changed, lownav earlier was below 6000ft, now it seems 1000ft or so. Some of the bomber crews that were involved even increased a pt of navbmb in the attack at 2000ft. Don't ask me when this was changed or why, to me it doesn't make any sense at all, hence my comments on this. Why training pilots or using those highly skilled crews in aircraft that were designed for ship strikes when a couple of sh*tty pilots in sh*tty floatplanes can do better at 100ft completely untrained.

Forget about the cannon or MGs, it's all about the bombs so attacking at 100ft with reduced load still will get you more hits than bombing from reasonable heights. Bomb at min alt, use your fighters at max alt, that's how you get the best results. I remember Nemo being applauded for using a sh*tload of Lillies to night bomb airfields at 100ft... [8|] There is always a way to game the game and we are steering right into this in every aspect except what is house ruled.

Again, no rules are being violated so everything goes. I preferre it halve way reasonable but that path has been left and we are only in the first month of the war [:D] Putting up hrs for everything means not finding an opponent...

Are you using Symon's air fixes in this one? They help make sure some airframes don't operate well at high altitudes in site of the dive advantage. Most early Allied planes will just get creamed up high while the A6M and Oscar lines do pretty well up to 31k.

actually got no idea, is scen 30 using these changes?

AFAIK the changes are in Babes for a while now. So if you have an old download you would need to check, but if you did a fresh download then you should have them.

They did the changes and then (a few weeks later?) changed them based on feedback and discussion. The adjustments reduced some of the gains that certain Japanese fighters got. In my current 1x1 we are still playing with the interim load (what the hell! [:D]).

[obvert]

Just check the Ki-100-1. If it goes 385mph in your game then you're using the new air stuff. [:)]

[KenchiSulla]

With regards to Singapore, mrKane surely knows it can't be held. Still, it must be defended for as long as possible to deny the IJN easy early access to India and Ceylon as well as a good port. I think I hold the record for losing it fastest (December....) and once I also defended it succesfully for months..

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: obvert

Just check the Ki-100-1. If it goes 385mph in your game then you're using the new air stuff. [:)]

that's how the Ki-100 is looking like when loading the scenario. Not 385 but 386mph

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

With regards to Singapore, mrKane surely knows it can't be held. Still, it must be defended for as long as possible to deny the IJN easy early access to India and Ceylon as well as a good port. I think I hold the record for losing it fastest (December....) and once I also defended it succesfully for months..

yeah but then I still wonder what he's really up to. His Indian bgds were cut off in the North due to him not even thinking about guarding his rail lines when one of the small units that are so numerous would have been enough so he won't be able to recombine that Division. I was very conservative as I did not land early on Mersing (fault on my part but I didn't know how the game would evolve when it comes down to how we play it) but all MrKane was doing on Malaya was clicking everything into strat mode heading to Singers. His retreat failed due to this so he will get something around 850av into the base. If you manage to retreat everything there it should be 1100 and you can recombine the Indian division which is quite a help.

I expect him to build forts to 5 so that's all he might achieve with bringing pretty much ALL available fighters to Singapore. Lvl 5 forts will mean one more deliberate attack needed compared to level 4 but if someone expects me to bring only a handful of units to Malaya that might be wrong. I am not in a hurry at the moment as those units just take a while to be moved in as they are also coming from Japan or from the recently captured Hong Kong. From the last couple of games, the river crossing and the resulting shock attack often already resulted in a 2:1 or 3:1 knocking down the forts by 2 or 3 lvls if the engineer die roll hits and one isn't too unlucky with the adjusted av roll.

I know that MrKane got a lot of experience and the only real fault so far was leaving halve of Malaya empty so he might be up to something that will cause me more than a little headache so we'll see. I am definitely not underrating his abilities but if he would be really able to hold Singapore longer than the historical surrender date I would be surprised. And I am saying this well knowing that he puts more effort in defending the damn place than real life but so do I taking it. [:)] So we are aiming at mid Feb to take the base at the latest.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 41
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ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Tsuga

Allied Ships
SS Pike

SS Pike launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hasu
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kwangchowan at 74,63, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Chengtu, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
xAKL Kanchow, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
xAK Ming Sang, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

took me three attempts to finally catch that convoy that is the rest from what was fleeing Hong Kong...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 13,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
xAK Ming Sang sunk by DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Chengtu at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Chengtu at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 5,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Chengtu at 5,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Chengtu at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Kanchow at 4,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 4,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAKL Kanchow at 4,000 yards
xAKL Chengtu sunk by DD Usugumo at 4,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 4,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages xAKL Kanchow at 4,000 yards
xAKL Kanchow sunk by DD Usugumo at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages MTB 7 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages MTB 7 at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages MTB 7 at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages MTB 7 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages MTB 7 at 11,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages MTB 7 at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages MTB 7 at 11,000 yards
MTB 7 sunk by DD Fubuki at 11,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
38 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet *

usual cat and mouse play... more and more fighters spotted at Singapore...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
41 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 82,88

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AS Otus
xAK Cape Fairweather
AM Quail, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Neptuna
AS Holland
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Massive explosion on AM Quail
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Isabel

could we get ok weather at some point? Lose another Betty to flak... [8|]


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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 46

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

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

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Kowloon Brigade ...
Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ...

preparing the next deliberate attack at Hong Kong...


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 102

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33

heck where is my damn Oscar escort? [X(] poor hit rate on a base that got a DL 10...


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 102nd RN Base Force, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21

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

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 48

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
HDML Pennigat, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Panglima, and is sunk
HDML Pahalwan, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Pennigat dead in the water ...


we now have HDML at Mersing that are out of fuel? Really? Oh come on... can already see 50 useless IJN crap in single ship TFs operating against a major Allied amphib operation if we keep moving in such a weird direction... again, not violating a rule but sending in HDML that haven't even got fuel to intervene with an expected move of my ships to Mersing is just odd... that just results in both players doing more and more weird stuff to break the game...


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

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 82,88

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AS Holland
AM Lark
xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Don Esteban, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

partial cloud but horrible hit rates... someone please force me into using my stuff at 100ft... [:(]


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30

Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (10 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

the 100ft Seagulls are coming in again, this time met by some undergunned Oscars but they are sufficient to scare the float planes away... only 2 are reported being shot down...


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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27756 troops, 394 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 766

Defending force 7050 troops, 131 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Japanese adjusted assault: 1194

Allied adjusted defense: 213

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
444 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7653 casualties reported
Squads: 249 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 444 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 113 (113 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

when complaining about the die rolls with my not so succesful sub attacks on Enterprise I've already said that the dice always roll in both directions at some point and it didn't take too long that I saw the dice completely favouring us today... we take Hong Kong and I can't remember ever taking the city with nearly 400.000 fuel, 40.000 supplies and both the 80 HI and 220 LI being fully intact... [&o] that's really nice as this will give us quite some additional and unexpected amounts of supplies over the coming years...




Assaulting units:
38th Division
104th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
23rd Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
1st Middlesex Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress


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Ground combat at Aparri (82,73)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1386 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 20

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd Argylls Battalion
3rd ISF Base Force

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

[Lowpe]

I like you comments in the combat report.

Don't drop down to 100' for the level bombers. By all means with Zeroes, but I am sure you have other uses for those.[;)]

I think I will learn a lot following here; heck, I already have.[&o]

What are you doing plane research wise? You do mention going after planes that will win the altitude race. In this game what are those as the Tony is really different from stock Tony?

Aren't you going to research anything just for fun...it is a game after all?[:)]

[crsutton]

Good to see you back in action and complaining..[:D] I enjoy your AARs. One note, I would not fret much about the 100 foot height for bombers. The AA upgrades in the most recent patch really have an effect. It only makes sense that a seagull would bomb an slow AK with a couple of 303 MGs from 100 feet. But once the ships start to get some AA upgrades any sort of bombers attacking at 100 feet are going to get chewed to bits. I just lost 30 heavy Allied bombers over two turns while attacking too low (8,000ft) at a Japanese base with a lot of AA units. Kind of blew me away to see it. In the past all my 4Es bombed at 6-8k. Not any more.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I like you comments in the combat report.

Don't drop down to 100' for the level bombers. By all means with Zeroes, but I am sure you have other uses for those.[;)]

I think I will learn a lot following here; heck, I already have.[&o]

What are you doing plane research wise? You do mention going after planes that will win the altitude race. In this game what are those as the Tony is really different from stock Tony?

Aren't you going to research anything just for fun...it is a game after all?[:)]

R&D? Nothing spectacular different than what most IJ players do. Create size 30 R&D factories and focus on streamlining engine and aircraft production. First real step ahead in terms of fighters will be the TojoII but one doesn't get that earlier than May but the Tojo will pretty much rule until the end of 42. Then it will be succeeded by the George coming online some time in early 43. Next step for the IJA will then be the Frank in late 43 early 44 and I guess that's it then other going through some of the George/Frank versions at best. Seeing late 44 and super advanced IJ aircraft is something one usually doesn't see in a PBEM because either the Allied are trashed earlier or the Japanese. [:D] Having a "balanced" campaign usually isn't going to happen.

As for bombers, well, nothing unusual here either. Army = HelenII, Navy is Frances and Betty. Dive bomber only for IJN = Judy (late versions preffered of course) and 1e IJN bomber = Grace which is pretty much the best overall anti ship weapon all around.

Night fighters, I'll more or less take what I get as night fighters are only needed to be "present" in the air, they won't be killers anyway, no matter which night fighter you use, tried that often enough in sand box runs.

Recons, Dinah versions, no IJN recons needed, those will just train pilots as there are more than enough Army recons.

Float planes = Jake

Patrols = Emily

Transports = IJA Topsy, IJN Emily and Tina


of course all in sufficient numbers, especially fighters and bombers as usual. Not going to produce the tens of thousands aircraft that were produced in real life but I will only produce aircraft I can actually use, which is the point where we are back at playing a game. There won't be anything that would really surprise MrKane, lucky die rolls might get me an aircraft perhaps a month earlier than one could expect it but that's about it.

Having the hindsight of having played the Allied there is nothing that could really surprise me either, of course the P-47 will be dominating everything, usually getting a 4:1 if not better depending on the situation. But I've also shred P-47 at the opposite rate at the right times (not that many times of course [;)]). As you can see, we will never fight this game at 1ft lower than our fighters can go so it's all about height. Until late 44 to mid 45 I really only fear the P-47 and the Spit VIII, the rest can be dealt with. This of course doesn't mean we will routinely shoot Corsairs, Hellcats or Lightnings out of the sky but those we can fight at acceptabel losses.

As to your question, no, I am not going to R&D something just for fun. MrKane is just going to be a too tough opponent that I will be able to afford that, that's something I'm clearly experiencing already.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: crsutton

Good to see you back in action and complaining..[:D] I enjoy your AARs. One note, I would not fret much about the 100 foot height for bombers. The AA upgrades in the most recent patch really have an effect. It only makes sense that a seagull would bomb an slow AK with a couple of 303 MGs from 100 feet. But once the ships start to get some AA upgrades any sort of bombers attacking at 100 feet are going to get chewed to bits. I just lost 30 heavy Allied bombers over two turns while attacking too low (8,000ft) at a Japanese base with a lot of AA units. Kind of blew me away to see it. In the past all my 4Es bombed at 6-8k. Not any more.

yeah, somehow I can't resist the ranting when going through the combat reports seeing what has gone wrong and where the dice failed [;)] nice to have you aboard again

agree with the low level attacks but it still will net you more hits on ships (no matter how intense the flak) than going at "reasonable" heights because also at a couple of thousand ft flak will shred you so at 100ft you will still see 20 skill pilots scoring hits when they wouldn't score within 1000yards of a ship from 4000ft for example. Bombing bases, well that's another story because a base can also be hit from 15k or higher, a ship more or less "can't" be hit from that height.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41
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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

32 mines cleared

the minesweepers were waiting 45 miles off Hong Kong for the base to fall to move in and start clearing the mine fields... amphib TF moving in to pick up the Div there to be used elsewhere...


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Sub attack near Vigan at 80,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Thames Maru
PB Tatsumiya Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Thames Maru
KXVI bottoming out ....
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

lucky xAK the sub missed... needless to say that even in a base hex IJN ASW can't do much at this stage of the game but also that will change over the course of the war... don't expect subs having a real effect, they will of course hit a BB/CA/CV now and then but nothing compared to what happened real life... needless to say I will freak out whenever a succesful attack on one of my capital ships will happen [;)]

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Submarine attack near Lahaina at 183,105

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
xAKL Malama, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Malama is sighted by SS I-23
SS I-23 attacking on the surface
SS I-23 low on gun ammo, Oda C. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

that was a nice one, the small freighter was shot to pieces by 14cm shells, not fired a single torp which would have been a waste...

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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

40 mines cleared

two or three days to clear the big minefield with only two minesweepers but I'm not that in a hurry that it comes down to every day at the moment... I've got all of 42 if nothing spectacular bad happens and the momentum shouldn't switch sides until some time in mid 43...

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Sub attack near Terempa at 55,82

Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze
DD Yakaze
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS KXII

SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Akikaze
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Ternate at 77,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
BC Repulse
DD Tenedos
DD Isis
DD Express

SS I-158 is sighted by escort
I-158 diving deep ....
DD Isis attacking submerged sub ....
DD Express fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Force Z now around the Eastern Celebes... good move MrKane, exactly where I would have sent the Brits too... now if I just could put a torp or two into POW, Repulse is just an oversized heavy cruiser and can usually be dealt with...


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Sub attack near Ternate at 77,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
DD Express
BC Repulse
DD Tenedos
DD Isis

SS I-158 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Express
I-158 diving deep ....
DD Isis fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

would you target the big boys please...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 33
Buffalo I x 46
Mohawk IV x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet *

not one Allied fighter flying a single feet below it's ceiling, I've been too lazy for an additional click to have the Zeroes 70 ft higher... result can be immidiately seen, no dive and then numbers count... we still get more instant kills but also lots of damaged Zeroes that are write offs at the end of the day (nearly no pilot losses)...


CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (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 28700 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.27 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28650 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 27
Buffalo I x 45
Mohawk IV x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

with the usual way of having small portions of each sweep arrive earlier or later than the main sweep numbers then count even more...


CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 26070 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.27 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28650 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 28650.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29070 and 30070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26600 and 30070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 149

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

two things really strike me... where are my damn Oscars being set to escort every day and what the hell are 149 bombers hitting dropping 596 bombs???


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 24
Buffalo I x 43
Mohawk IV x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 29000 feet

that strike didn't go well at all, only getting a 1:1 over the base ending with more losses on our side due to write offs later... the incoming strike suffered from the Cap actually diving on the sweeper which was far from nice to see... still even with nearly 130 fighters on CAP it only took two Zero sweeps to see halve of the second main sweep not encountering an enemy fighter over the base... as mentioned a thousand times in all my games, the effect of the dive is just too much as the dive always puts everything upside down (not discounting what a height advantage really means)...

if you look at the losses which aren't a great thing for the IJ of course it still would only take five such days and the Allied would have pretty much run out of Buffalos, H81-A3 (with the earlier losses) and P-40... leaves the USAAF with the P-39 in the pool and some crap that can't be used... what we have sent in today isn't nearly what we could send in... of course there is also the valid Allied thinking that the earlier you kill an IJN pilot the better but when it comes down to me playing the IJ I'm normally as fine with a 70/70 fighter pilot like I'm fine with a better skilled one... just give a 70/70 fighter pilot an upgunned fighter and the height advantage and you'll produce aces at will...




CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 25600 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (6 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29400
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.27 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28650 , scrambling fighters to 28070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 23600 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 27600 and 31070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29070 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 26600 and 27070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 33070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 31070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 83,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AS Holland

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

well done boys... another flak kill... [:@]


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 83,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Rochambeau
AS Holland, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

advanced weather off or on, it's more or less always bad weather in WITP... [:D]


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 83,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Rochambeau
AM Whippoorwill

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

what strikes me are all those attacks from ahead or astern as these got a hit chance of something like 1% no matter if bombs or torpedoes... really often I see 30-40% of huge strikes being completely wasted due to these attacks... in this case the small strike fully attacked from ahead without a chance to hit something...


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2776 troops, 11 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 105

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 105 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
6th Indian Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
109th RAF Adv Base Force

those two Indian bgds will never reach Singapore... there should also be that other Indian bgd from Kuantan that had to march over the trail so if I'm not mistaken neither of the two possible Indian Divs should be able to recombine at Singapore which is a huge blow to the defense there... just a big difference to have 800av out of two full divisions or 800av out of all sort of small units up to bgd size... means the two Australian bgds at Singers will be the main threat...


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Ground combat at Mersing (51,82)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 195 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 14

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1


MrKane keeps abandoning bases so we just keep taking the empty places for free... will land quite an Army at Mersing in the coming days, with all the fighters at Singapore I wouldn't be surprised to see the Allied trying a big nav attack against my ships but even if I see a good chance to score hits it would be very costly... if the Allied just keep sitting at Singers, then the base will just be invaded at the cost of some more disabled squads which isn't a problem if not my whole Army gets chewed up due to some whopping die roll... trying to hit my fleet would be the only reason for me that would make it worthwhile sending all available frontline fighters to Singapore... just for building the fort level one or perhaps even two pts higher doesn't make it worth it for me as the rest of the frontline is now void of Allied fighter cover...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41
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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

46 mines cleared


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ASW attack near Singkawang at 55,87

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Oshio

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 1

SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Michishio
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Michishio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Siargao at 83,90, Range 12,000 Yards




OOOOPS! That was shocking for a short moment even if there wouldn't have been a real threat... just don't like seeing CV showing up in a surface engagement... surprising it was as the CVL were following a big SAG that actually should clear the path...


Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
CVE Hosho
CVE Taiyo
CS Mizuho
CS Chitose
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
AS Holland
AS Otus
AM Whippoorwill
AM Bittern
AM Tanager
AM Lark
xAP Rochambeau
xAP President Madison
xAP Neptuna
xAK Cape Fairweather

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

14 mines cleared


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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

55 mines cleared

[castor troy]

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Davao at 82,91, Range 17,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AS Otus, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
AM Whippoorwill, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
AM Bittern
AM Tanager, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AM Lark, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Rochambeau, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP President Madison, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Neptuna, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Cape Fairweather, Shell hits 5, on fire

no idea how many times I've tried to intercept that convoy that was sitting in a base hex NE of Mindanao... had my SAGs even parked in the same hex and just never had an engagement triggering... cost me a couple of Betties to flak but today the convoy was shot up pretty badly... the two IJN destroyers retire without a single 12.7cm shell or any torpedoes left... not much left to shoot at anyways... [:D] there shouldn't be much left to catch in the DEI now even though we get sightings of convoys a little further South in the Manado/Ternate area but those could as well be SAGs as I am sure also Force Z is around somewhere... Boise and that USN CA, an old USN CL, old USN DD and the dangerous Brit light cruisers accompied by destroyers are also still somewhere around in the DEI and it doesn't seem they want to move into range of any IJN bomber... [:D]


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AS Otus at 17,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 17,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Neptuna at 17,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Rochambeau at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Bittern at 14,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Whippoorwill at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AS Otus at 10,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AS Otus at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Whippoorwill at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Holland at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP President Madison at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Lark at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Tanager at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Whippoorwill at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Lark at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AS Otus at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Tanager at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Lark at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Tanager at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AS Otus at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 3,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Rochambeau at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Lark at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Tanager at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland , xAP Neptuna screened from combat
- escorted by AM Lark , AM Tanager , AM Bittern ,
AM Whippoorwill
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP President Madison at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland , xAP Neptuna ,
xAP President Madison screened from combat
- escorted by AM Lark , AM Tanager , AM Bittern
DD Inazuma engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAK Cape Fairweather at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland , xAP Neptuna ,
xAP President Madison , xAP Rochambeau , xAK Cape Fairweather screened from combat
- escorted by AM Lark , AM Tanager , AM Bittern
DD Inazuma engages AM Whippoorwill at 5,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Whippoorwill at 5,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland , xAP Neptuna screened from combat
- escorted by AM Lark , AM Tanager , AM Bittern
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Whippoorwill at 5,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAK Cape Fairweather at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages AM Lark at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Bittern at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 4,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAK Cape Fairweather at 4,000 yards
AS Otus screened from combat
- escorted by AM Lark , AM Tanager , AM Bittern ,
AM Whippoorwill
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Holland at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 4,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Rochambeau at 4,000 yards
Kudo, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 3,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland , xAP Neptuna screened from combat
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Lark at 3,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Bittern at 3,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AM Whippoorwill at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAP President Madison at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages xAK Cape Fairweather at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
AS Otus , AS Holland screened from combat
DD Inazuma engages xAP Neptuna at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages AS Otus at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Neptuna at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages xAP Rochambeau at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,94, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
MMS-51, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL De Klerk, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
xAKL De Haan, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAKL Lematang, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAKL Meroendoeng, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
xAKL Siberoet, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAKL Sibolga, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

that looked like a Dutch suizide convoy for Singapore so I had to send that small SAG South to investigate... another bunch of ships for a small number of vp...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Siberoet at 17,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Lematang at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 16,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 16,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Haan at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 15,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Sibolga at 15,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 15,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 15,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Lematang at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 11,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Lematang at 11,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Klerk at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 8,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Klerk at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Sibolga at 7,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Lematang at 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL De Haan at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
MMS-51 sunk by CL Jintsu at 6,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 6,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Meroendoeng at 6,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Lematang at 6,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Klerk at 6,000 yards
xAKL Meroendoeng sunk by CL Jintsu at 6,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Lematang at 6,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 6,000 yards
xAKL Sibolga sunk by DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Lematang at 6,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 6,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Klerk at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL De Klerk at 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Klerk at 7,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Klerk at 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL De Klerk at 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 7,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Klerk at 7,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Lematang at 7,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Lematang at 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Haan at 7,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Siberoet at 7,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL De Haan at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Siberoet at 5,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL De Klerk at 5,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL De Klerk at 5,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL Lematang at 5,000 yards
xAKL De Haan sunk by DD Akatsuki at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
xAKL Lematang sunk by CL Jintsu at 3,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages xAKL De Klerk at 3,000 yards
xAKL De Klerk sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages xAKL Siberoet at 3,000 yards
xAKL Siberoet sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
Kozai, Torazo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Catbalogan at 84,84, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
xAKL Cetus, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAKL Cetus at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
CA Nachi engages xAKL Cetus at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAKL Cetus at 23,000 yards
CA Myoko engages xAKL Cetus at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Myoko engages xAKL Cetus at 21,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAKL Cetus at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
xAKL Cetus sunk by CA Nachi at 20,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

5 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 32,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 41

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
41 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 31070 feet

nobody airborne... no idea if the reason for the cat and mouse play is that he wants me to send in bombers he might catch with a huge Cap or if he is just resting his fighters as he for sure has them at a high Cap % that results in 30-50 fat in no time flying at max alt...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 34,940 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 30940 feet



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ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Tsuga

Allied Ships
SS Salmon

SS Salmon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hasu
Salmon bottoming out ....
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

[crsutton]

I think Mr. Kane has already made a mistake with his air defense of Singapore. You just can't trade fighters that way in the early months as the Allies. Plus, the changes to AA alter the whole equation. Sometimes you just should let AA defend your base. With the new patch my AA units just bled Japanese bombers over Singapore. Probably shot down 100 or more in the time it took him to reduce the fortress. His fighters should be safely in the rear. The Allies AA assets at Singapore will do fine until the supply burns out. Even the lowly Japanese AA if committed in enough numbers will make air bombing of a strong point problematical for the Allies.

Before the patch, I did not even really bother with my AA units. Never bought any out of the US. Post patch and I am making use of them all. They really help the Allies in 42 survive Japanese air superiority.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: crsutton

I think Mr. Kane has already made a mistake with his air defense of Singapore. You just can't trade fighters that way in the early months as the Allies. Plus, the changes to AA alter the whole equation. Sometimes you just should let AA defend your base. With the new patch my AA units just bled Japanese bombers over Singapore. Probably shot down 100 or more in the time it took him to reduce the fortress. His fighters should be safely in the rear. The Allies AA assets at Singapore will do fine until the supply burns out. Even the lowly Japanese AA if committed in enough numbers will make air bombing of a strong point problematical for the Allies.

Before the patch, I did not even really bother with my AA units. Never bought any out of the US. Post patch and I am making use of them all. They really help the Allies in 42 survive Japanese air superiority.

I'm still not sure what all those fighters are meant for at Singapore. Like mentioned before, if I won't be completely surprised by a move of my sneaky opponent or completely mistaken, the only effect all those fighters at Singapore will make is having one or at best two fort levels higher than with the usual bombing now and then. Only the dice gods can really make a difference in the battle when thinking about what I am going to move over the river when the assault on Singapore starts.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41
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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

66 mines cleared


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ternate at 77,101, Range 8,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake
DD Tadeshiwa
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 2
DD Stewart
DD Paul Jones
DD Whipple
DD Parrott
DD Peary

that's the start of some serious night fighting this turn... I've moved one BB SAG into the area around the Eastern Celebes and the second one with the two Fusos South of Mindanao... this one here is under command of Tanaka and reacts towards this USN cruiser TF that is lead by CA Houston... well, not much to say about the battle, there was a lot of shooting but nothing else happened... Marblehead takes one damaging hit but that's it... especially the IJN destroyers perform poor once more...


Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Katsutade at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages BB Mutsu at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Parrott at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Ariake at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Parrott at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Peary engages DD Ariake at 7,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Ariake at 8,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Katsutade at 8,000 yards
DD Peary engages DD Tadeshiwa at 8,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Paul Jones at 8,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Tadeshiwa at 8,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Marblehead at 10,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Tadeshiwa at 10,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Whipple at 10,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Paul Jones at 10,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages CA Houston at 12,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CL Marblehead at 12,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Peary at 12,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Whipple at 12,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Whipple at 12,000 yards
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Marblehead at 12,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CL Marblehead at 12,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Paul Jones at 12,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Ariake at 12,000 yards
DD Yugure engages DD Paul Jones at 12,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD John D. Edwards at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[castor troy]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ternate at 77,101, Range 8,000 Yards




Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1
DD Yugure
DD Ariake, Shell hits 1
DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Katsutade, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Alden, Shell hits 1
DD Barker, Shell hits 3
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

looks like this turn answers my earlier question where all the enemy cruisers and destroyers that start the war in the DEI are... not sure if the enemy SAGs are also reacting but there suddenly seem to be quite a lot of TFs around the area of Tanaka... even though Boise is sent to Davy Jones after taking two 40cm hits through the belt I am again very unhappy about my destroyers... heck, never have seen IJN destroyers do so bad like they did in this campaign so far... they nearly never hit and if they do they score a superstructure hit that does nothing... in fact the old USN DD did better here as one 4" shell hits Tadeshiwa and does serious damage, which is only topped by the collision of Tadeshiwa with another IJN destroyer... if Mutsu wouldn't have sunk Boise in this engagement it would have been a total flop so far...


Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 10,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Edsall at 5,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Bulmer at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 5,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Ariake at 5,000 yards
DD Edsall engages DD Wakaba at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Boise sunk by BB Mutsu at 6,000 yards
DD Edsall sunk by BB Nagato at 6,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Katsutade at 6,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages BB Mutsu at 5,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 5,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Alden at 5,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Ariake collides with DD Tadeshiwa at 77 , 101
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Bulmer at 9,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 9,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Barker at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Barker at 11,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Alden at 11,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Yugure at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Tadeshiwa at 10,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Alden at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages BB Mutsu at 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages BB Nagato at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Tadeshiwa at 7,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Barker at 7,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Yugure at 7,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Katsutade at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 10,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Alden at 10,000 yards
DD Yugure engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 7,000 yards
BB Nagato engages DD Bulmer at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
BB Nagato engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
BB Nagato engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Barker at 8,000 yards
English, Robert H. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Bulmer at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Barker at 7,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Barker at 7,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Bulmer at 7,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Ariake at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Bulmer at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Barker at 11,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Alden at 11,000 yards
DD Tadeshiwa engages DD Alden at 11,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Alden at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Alden at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82

Japanese Ships
xAK Taifuku Maru
PB Saiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-39

SS S-39 is sighted by escort
S-39 bottoming out ....
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Legaspi at 82,82

Japanese Ships
DMS W-8

Allied Ships
SS S-39

SS S-39 is sighted by escort
DMS W-8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[castor troy]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ternate at 77,102, Range 2,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Katsutade, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD John D. Edwards
DD Stewart
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 3
DD Whipple
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1
DD Peary, Shell hits 1

it's not over yet... while Tanaka got the highest skills in naval warfare he is also the most aggressive commander and at this point I am not sure if it was a good idea to put him in command of a BB group... we engage the TF around Houston and Marblehead again and a knife fight at really close range evolves with both sides taking hits but once again the USN DD are only taking superstructure hits not damaging them... [8|] no damage in return, the whole engagement was a waste of shells... at this point I was hoping to see my BB group retiring East...



Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Friedell, Wilhelm L crosses the 'T'
BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CL Marblehead at 2,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Katsutade at 2,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Whipple at 2,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Katsutade at 2,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Peary at 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Katsutade at 2,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages DD Whipple at 2,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Katsutade at 2,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages DD Katsutade at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Katsutade at 5,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Katsutade at 5,000 yards
DD Peary engages DD Katsutade at 5,000 yards
DD Katsutade engages DD Parrott at 5,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Peary at 5,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Paul Jones at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Katsutade at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Yugure at 7,000 yards
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Hatsushima at 7,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[castor troy]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ternate at 77,102, Range 1,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 8
BB Mutsu
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 1
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Evertsen
DD Van Nes
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

my hopes to see Tanaka retiring were dashed and after three rounds of fighting we now engage a British light cruiser force which really was something I was not amused about as the battle starts at 1000 yards and I already saw several British torpedoes slamming into my battleships... Tanaka crosses the T but I've never been sure of that really being an advantage in the game or if this is really working right... Nagato sinks DD Van Ghent with accurate gun fire but the rest of the IJN task force completely underperforms with the destroyers just making a joke out of themselfes again... I was so glad to see the range increasing and the batlle not even lasting 1/3 of the earlier engagements and Tanaka then ordered his ships to move out of the area leaving the two earlier damaged DD behind...

now the question where is Force Z... if POW and company would have shown up at this stage I could have seen that ending in a disaster...


Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'
BB Nagato engages CL Mauritius at 1,000 yards
CL Danae engages DD Hatsushima at 1,000 yards
DD Van Ghent sunk by BB Nagato at 1,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Van Nes at 1,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Hatsushima at 1,000 yards
BB Nagato engages DD Vampire at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
CL Durban engages BB Nagato at 2,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CL Danae at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Van Nes at 2,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Wakaba at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Vampire at 2,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 6,000 yards
BB Nagato engages CL Durban at 6,000 yards
DD Yugure engages DD Van Nes at 6,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Van Nes at 6,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages DD Vampire at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[castor troy]

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TF 119 encounters mine field at Mersing (51,82)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-12
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9

102 mines cleared

I wanted to move my invasion group into Mersing earlier but due to spotting enemy mine layers earlier there was no doubt MrKane dropped mines at the base... here we go, there are plenty of them but one day should be enough to clear the base and move in to unload...


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TF 113 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

71 mines cleared


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TF 119 encounters mine field at Mersing (51,82)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-12
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9

82 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 35,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 41

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 33
Buffalo I x 59
Mohawk IV x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 31070 feet

Looking at the replay I was more confident then the report looks like as the Oscars damaged a high number of enemy fighters forcing them out of the fight... not achieving a lot of kills is common for the completely undergunned Oscars but usually one sees quite some write offs and op losses later on...


CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28440 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 28440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.27 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8650 , scrambling fighters to 28650.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo 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 29400 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 37,070 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 31070 feet

that's what is flying over Clark Field, also some P-40B spotted in the air, must be training...


CAP engaged:
6th PS PAAC with P-26A (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes




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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AM Eland Dubois
xAK Taiyuan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Bengalen, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Doryssa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

spotted a big convoy at Cebu, no idea what it was doing there, if I'm not mistaken those ships don't start out at Manila so it might be an evacuation or resupply attempt for the Philipines, probably a supply run... we have spotted at least a dozen ships in this convoy, am going to move a cruiser SAG into the area to catch them as one can't rely on the IJNAF to completely deny the enemy of these waters...



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 71
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 32

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

hit rate stays pretty bad... takes 500 medium bomber sorties to close this medium sized airfield... [:(]


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 68
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 18

at least the Oscars fly now...


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Djailolo at 78,100

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Tadeshiwa, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

damn Tadeshiwa even takes a bomb hit from a patrol now after a 4" hit and a collision already damaged her... the destroyer will still survive if not hit again as does the second damaged DD of Tanaka's force... have not lost a destroyer yet or any other IJN assets other than some merchants...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Doryssa, heavy fires
xAK Liran, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Pieter de Bitter

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

one hit, most Betties attack from ahead or astern and miss once more...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Tjikandi

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

same here... why attacking a slow merchant from a direction one could actually hit it?


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 34,940 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 30
Buffalo I x 58
Mohawk IV x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 30940 feet

a second Oscar sweep that does slightly better as the Ic at least carries a little better armament... still when looking at the air losses at the end it was a total flop as it seems nearly none of the at least two dozen damaged Allied fighters were in unrepairable state or lost to ops... the fact that we flew from Mersing and the fragile Oscars that were damaged pretty much all crashed made this a day that surely will make the enemy think it was well worth bringing his fighters to Singapore... soon we will have an airfield for sweeps two hexes away from Singapore and then we will just grind them down...


CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28440
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 34070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28700 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 28700.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
No.27 Sqn RAF with Mohawk IV (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8650 , scrambling fighters between 28650 and 31070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 22700 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29400 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29400.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 26600 and 34070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 24700 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26600 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 26600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Davao at 82,92

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AM Whippoorwill, heavy damage
AS Otus, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Otus must have damaged or shot down at least halve a dozen of my bombers over the last turns... [8|]


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Ground combat at Sambas (57,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1767 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 747 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
Singkawang Base Force


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Ground combat at Kluong (50,82)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 247 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

more abandoned bases on Malaya... all will be taken by the paras... a mixed day, not sure if I should be happy with it but probably I should after the sinking of Boise and two DD for no ship losses on our side...