Lessons Maybe Learned - Vicberg(J) v. Sniper(A) - DBBC - No Sniper Pls

[Sayarf22]

Truk should be able to replenish air sorties by its own, AD can replenish torps for DD and cruisers - you only need AKE to replenish BB main guns.
This could require some micromanagement - keep AKE in TF to force ships replenish from the port what they can.

[vicberg]

December 17th, 1942

Running these turns is like watching a scary movie where you can't help but peek through your fingers

Starts with Bang

Daily SCTF on Rabaul

Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CA New Orleans
CL Detroit
DD Dale
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DD Farragut

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

Northwest of Marshalls

My SCTF finds the BB force

Day Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 121,105, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 6
BB California, Shell hits 3
DD Case, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Reid

Burma

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Santhia

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Catrine, Torpedo hits 1
xAP Santhia, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Khandalla, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Singapore

AA isn't the problem it was in my game with Bill

Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 8 damaged
Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed on ground
Blenheim IV: 13 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Wirraway: 5 damaged
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 1 damaged

Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

Revenge for my lost CLs

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 142,109

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 2

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 119,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shaw

Rabaul Again

Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 35 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 3236 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover

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

Chaochow Falls

Ground combat at Chaochow (81,61)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14447 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 539

Defending force 1102 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 198

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 39 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chaochow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Subic Bay falls to Paratroopers

Ground combat at Subic Bay (78,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 489 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Defending force 868 troops, 31 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Subic Bay !!!

[JocMeister]

Don´t panic in China. He is making a huge mistake by doing these attacks. There is no way he can hold the territory captured and he has already blown through a month worth of replacements. He is just burning supply for nothing.

Look for Chinese units moving and/or in clear hexes and release start hitting them from the air. Losses will be tremendous. Obvious targets are the troops exposed at Amoy and Foochow!

[vicberg]

December 25th, 1942

Wow, don't post for a while and middle of page 2 searching for your AAR. I haven't updated in a while because Are has been on a business trip.

What a Mess in China!

I won't bore with a lot of combat reports. He's been taking huge losses but so have I, though mine overall have been less. Note all the attacks. Lucky that Japanese don't celebrate Christmas because this would be a depressing one.

[vicberg]

More Messiness

And more. Wenchow fell! That's a major pain in the side removed. But he's pretty much rolling up the coast. I have 2 BB SCTFs causing him some havoc, but they will need to move down to Singapore.

[vicberg]

Naval Combat at Singkawang

3 Naval battles led by the Chokai on my side vs. the Houston, Marblehead and Boise on the other. 5 US DDs and the Marblehead are seriously damaged. The Chokai might not make it and is limping towards Mersing at 87 sys. The remaining parts of his SCTF are at Singkawang. I movedall my Netties either to Bangkok or Truk/Roi Namur to deal with the previous menace, which sunk the Tennessee and Maryland. 2 Netties are now back at Palembang with Torpedoes to deal with this SCTF, which also sunk a DD/AP unloading at Singkawang.

[vicberg]

Oh Betty Betty Betty, Daddy needs a new pair of Shoes

Old saying said before rolling dice. 3 Divisions crossed into Singapore, 1 more coming and 2 more moving from Mersing. I tried to coordinate all of them, but failed. Great results though. Another div crossing tomorrow along with more tanks, the 25th HQ and Southern HQ. Shouldn't be long now.

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 41823 troops, 368 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 1357

Defending force 37007 troops, 394 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 571

Japanese adjusted assault: 750

Allied adjusted defense: 393

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1688 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2614 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 31 disabled
Guns lost 118 (32 destroyed, 86 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (7 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Division
33rd Division
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
28th Gurkha Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
6th Indian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
Singapore Fortress
Malaya Army
Singapore Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
109th RN Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
223 Group RAF
109th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
137/155th Field Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
5th Field Regiment

[GetAssista]

This chinese aggression will not bode well for them =)
TBN, you can happily give away all of those coastal bases in south-east China except Wenchow: no supply sources + vulnerable to bombardments + garrison requirements + poor terrain = pyrric victory for chinese. You will easily gobble those bases later, just make sure he does not run naval bombing from one of those. In the meantime buy out Manchukuo tanks and roll the other brave chinese into dirt. China is a slow methodical affair

Did you stuff Palembang full of fighters? Early taking = asking for bombing campaign. I would not hesitate and pull all availagle allies 4Es to Java for this juicy target.

Edit: and maybe consider not throwing away your surface ships in risky engagements just yet. This is better done in 1943+ and you dont have many. For now Netties and CV air are kings of the seas and main deterrents