THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J)

[pontiouspilot]

I had suggested that this may not be a cake walk for your opponent given that it is post-Ap. 1st'42...take note and try to get Wake in better shape too. I thought you might get old waiting for the Sig. Ops predicted attack on Wake.

What can you do next to poke a stick in opponent's eye?

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Looks like a mini-KB. Time to go hunting with those subs.

Anachro-

10 Allied submarines are sweeping up from Southwest of Marcus Island heading in a Northwesterly direction.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Looks like a mini-KB. Time to go hunting with those subs.

I couldn't agree more. Let's get some!

CaptHaggard-

Pursuant to your encouragement, 10 Allied submarines have been ordered to find the Japanese Carriers and sink them.

-Your pal,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

I had suggested that this may not be a cake walk for your opponent given that it is post-Ap. 1st'42...take note and try to get Wake in better shape too. I thought you might get old waiting for the Sig. Ops predicted attack on Wake.

What can you do next to poke a stick in opponent's eye?

pontiouspilot-

You called it. Several Japanese ships went up in flames, a few Japanese aircraft were destroyed or damaged, and Japanese Infantry was shredded.

Wake Island is in fairly good shape. However, I doubt El Lobo will be in a big hurry now to invade either Wake Island nor Midway Island.

yes, so far, the Japanese have not been sighted in the vicinity of Wake Island.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]August 24, 1942[/center]

On this, the sixth day of the battle for Marcus Island; the Japanese capture Marcus. El Lobo landed more infantry and the out-of-supply and weary 5th Marine Defense Battalion were overwhelmed.

El Lobo paid a heavy price for Marcus Island. A few Japanese transports were heavily damaged and set afire. Other transports were damaged and a CL took a hit. A couple Japanese aircraft were destroyed and a few more were damaged. El Lobo's Infantry took well over 10,000 casualties with a couple hundred squads being destroyed.

Remnants of the 177th USAAF Base Force and 5th Marine Defense Battalion were pulled-out of Marcus and safely made their way to Pearl Harbor where they are resting and rebuilding. I hope they will eventually regain full-strength.


Dangit!

Sub attack near Marcus Island at 117,86

Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at CL Kitakami
Sturgeon diving deep ....
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japanese Combat Surface Ships Bombard Marcus Island:

Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu

Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 9
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3

BB Yamashiro firing at 5th Marine Defense Battalion
5th Marine Defense Battalion firing at BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu firing at Marcus Island

Pre-Invasion action off Marcus Island (123,85)!

29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kotoku Maru
DD Takanami
E Saga
AK Amagisan Maru

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

155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging xAK Kotoku Maru at 11,000 yards
E Saga firing to suppress enemy battery at 11,000 yards
E Saga fired at enemy guns
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

Japanese 7th Division Amphibious Assaults Marcus Island!

Amphibious Assault at Marcus Island (123,85)

TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Marcus Island, 123,85

Japanese ground losses:
1246 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)

17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 7th Div /7
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 7th Div /18
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 7th Div /26

Invasion Support action off Marcus Island (123,85)!

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AK Amagisan Maru
DD Takanami

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

Clapping Hands!

Sub attack near Marcus Island at 118,85

Japanese Ships
PB Urashio Maru
PB Kaisho Maru
xAK Ryoyo Maru
xAK Nitiai Maru
xAK Jusan Maru
xAKL Miiko Maru
xAKL Mitsu Maru #3, heavy fires

Allied Ships
SS Permit

SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at PB Urashio Maru
Permit diving deep ....
PB Urashio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Urashio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Urashio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Urashio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Urashio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Invasion Support off Marcus Island (123,85)!

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
E Saga
xAK Koei Maru
AK Amagisan Maru
DD Takanami

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

155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 7,000 yards
E Saga firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
E Saga firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

Marcus Island Falls into Japanese Hands:

Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7556 troops, 83 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 249

Defending force 2392 troops, 55 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 40

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Marcus Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 5 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1446 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
23rd Nav Gd Unit
58th Infantry Brigade
7th Div /29

Defending units:
5th Marine Defense Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force

Chinese Greet Japanese Near Chungking!

Hello!

Ground combat at 75,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 98711 troops, 1082 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 3043

Defending force 45861 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1543

Japanese adjusted assault: 1389

Allied adjusted defense: 1015

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5061 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 630 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 31 (8 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2119 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 129 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Infantry Brigade
6th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
39th Division
22nd Division
40th Division
104th Division
3rd Division
51st Infantry Brigade
138th Infantry Regiment
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st JAAF AF Coy
21st Mortar Battalion
RGC Army
5th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
2nd JAAF AF Coy
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
48th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
1st Group Army
9th Group Army
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
29th Group Army
16th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

Best Regards,

-Terry

[CaptHaggard]

I flagged down Chief Radioman Simmons and had him send the following to the Captain of the SS Permit:

"You've almost convinced me to lay off your secret stash of Scotch. Nice shooting!"

With the loss of the Cats, have we gone blind on the locale of the mini-KB?

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

I flagged down Chief Radioman Simmons and had him send the following to the Captain of the SS Permit:

"You've almost convinced me to lay off your secret stash of Scotch. Nice shooting!"

With the loss of the Cats, have we gone blind on the locale of the mini-KB?

CaptHaggard-

Not entirely.

We still have submarines searching Northwest of Marcus.

But, for now, we have lost sight of the mini-KB.

Your pal,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]August 25, 1942[/center]

A relatively good day for Japan today. The Allies are forced to retreat toward Colombo on Ceylon and the 56th Chinese Corps is once again forced to retreat toward Chungking.


Japanese Amphibious Assault Pagai-eilanden:

Amphibious Assault at Pagai-eilanden (43,88)

TF 240 troops unloading over beach at Pagai-eilanden, 43,88

Japanese ground losses:
231 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

The 56th Chinese Corps Get Hammered Once Again:

Ground combat at 78,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11228 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 427

Defending force 5389 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Japanese adjusted assault: 202

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2056 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Brigade
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th RGC Temp. Division
8th Ind. Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
56th Chinese Corps

The Japanese are Pushing the Allies Back toward Their Last Stronghold on Ceylon:

Ground combat at 30,48 (near Colombo)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15012 troops, 150 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 520

Defending force 3024 troops, 39 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Japanese adjusted assault: 357

Allied adjusted defense: 148

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
454 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
38th Division
41st Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
6/16th Punjab Battalion
99th Indian Brigade
6/15th Punjab Battalion

The Chinese Don't Budge Near Ankang!

Ground combat at 80,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8852 troops, 46 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 368

Defending force 8844 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 334

Japanese adjusted assault: 204

Allied adjusted defense: 217

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
318 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
415 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
9th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Recon Regiment
6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
4th Group Army

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Anachro]

Sorry for not keeping up, but what is the state of the death star and the KB. Losses so far in terms of CVs for both sides?

I don't understand the push for Ceylon in the context of his apparently greater aim of a much narrow width in defense for the later years. Just to cause friction? If you feel strong enough, I'd be looking for a Midway-esque situation if possible (probably too early at the moment). Read Jorge's allied AAR for the best possible situation to do this in. Don't seek it, but maybe he'll present you with an opportunity. Has he been actively using his KB at all or maintaining it for later?

Ceylon can become the largest Japanese POW camp of the war if you can cutoff his troops there, but I doubt he sticks around. Maybe this is just an attempt to kill off some hard-to-rebuild British units before retreating back to the relative safety of Burma/Malaya?

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Sorry for not keeping up, but what is the state of the death star and the KB. Losses so far in terms of CVs for both sides?

I don't understand the push for Ceylon in the context of his apparently greater aim of a much narrow width in defense for the later years. Just to cause friction? If you feel strong enough, I'd be looking for a Midway-esque situation if possible (probably too early at the moment). Read Jorge's allied AAR for the best possible situation to do this in. Don't seek it, but maybe he'll present you with an opportunity. Has he been actively using his KB at all or maintaining it for later?

Ceylon can become the largest Japanese POW camp of the war if you can cutoff his troops there, but I doubt he sticks around. Maybe this is just an attempt to kill off some hard-to-rebuild British units before retreating back to the relative safety of Burma/Malaya?

Anachro-

I don't know what the "Death Star" is?

Neither side has lost a Carrier.

The Allies now have 7 strong Carriers (the Coppalee arrived at Tacoma a couple days ago and is in route to Pearl to join the other strong Carriers) and one weak Carrier (the Long Island). The Long Island is at Adak with a strong accompanying Surface Combat Fleet.

I will review Jorge's AAR as it regards Midway.

I think El Lobo either knows or suspects that the Allies are going to invade Burma with overwhelming force from India at the end of the Monsoon Season. I think El Lobo knows that it is difficult to supply substantial troops in Burma by land only. Accordingly, I think he wants Ceylon to help sew-up the Bay of Bengal to deny the Allies to supply Burma by the sea. I think he will stay on Ceylon until shortly before the Allies have Carrier superiority. Just a guess, but my best guest.

I haven't decided, but I have been considering the prospect of sending the 7 strong American Carriers and a couple Surface Combat Fleets to the Bay of Bengal and leaving them in the Bay of Bengal just long enough to dump a couple million supply into Burma. The Allies have Akyab. So, if I decide to do this, it will probably happen sometime in December, 1942 (gives me time to take Ramree Island and possibly Pegu; doubtful, but maybe even Rangoon).

Thank you for the input.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Anachro]

Rio,

Sorry. Death Star seems to be what some people in other AARs call the Allied equivalent of the KB, so I just kind of picked it up. Your mentioning of the Copahee and the Long Island are interesting. These are escort carriers, but are you using them or plan to use them as part of the main carrier task force? Additional CAP? How are you using the Long Island?

Thanks,

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Rio,

Sorry. Death Star seems to be what some people in other AARs call the Allied equivalent of the KB, so I just kind of picked it up. Your mentioning of the Copahee and the Long Island are interesting. These are escort carriers, but are you using them or plan to use them as part of the main carrier task force? Additional CAP? How are you using the Long Island?

Thanks,

Anachro-

That is one suiting name for the KB or equivalent thereof.

For quite some time now, the PBY-5 Catalinas on Attu, Amchitka, and Adak, now and then, have spotted Japanese Surface Combat Fleets snooping the Aleutians. So, I thought I'd send that slow Long Island up there and a relatively healthy Surface Combat Fleet to search for those Japanese Surface Combat fleets. The Long Island and gang had patrolled off the Aleutians for about two months without any success.

When the Allies invaded Marcus Island, I ordered the Long Island and her accompanying Surface Combat Fleet Southwest. The Long Island arrived in the vicinity of Marcus as the Allied transports arrived to disembark half of the 177th USAAF Base Force and half of the 5th Marine Defense Battalion. The Long Island hung around after the transports left, hoping to sink something when El Lobo arrived at Marcus. A Japanese Combat Surface Fleet showed and bombarded Marcus. The Long Island was right there, within normal range, dive bombers properly set to attack Naval; but for some reason, not a single dive bomber lifted off the Long Island.

I figured within a few days, El Lobo would arrive with Carriers (which turned out to be correct), so I ordered the Long Island and her sister Surface Combat Fleet back to Adak. Once again, presently, the Long Island and her sister fleet are patrolling the waters off the Aleutians.

The Copahee is half way between Tacoma and Pearl. The Copahee will provide additional CAP for the main Carrier Task Force. Just haven't decided yet whether to send all the Carriers to the Bay of Bengal to protect a massive supply run to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Akyab, and hopefully Ramree Island (the Allies don't have Ramree Island..yet). Or, choose another soft target like Marcus; a target I don't think El Lobo will ignore, and drop off half of a Marine Defense Battalion and half of a Base Force.

The Marcus Island invasion was successful for the following reasons:

1.) It forced El Lobo to fight where I wanted him to fight.
2.) It diverted Japanese Carriers, Surface Combat ships, transports, an infantry division, two infantry regiments, and an infantry brigade to an island basically in the middle of nowhere.
3.) El Lobo lost four transports (and he said a couple more probably won't make it to port), two aircraft, and over 200 infantry squads were destroyed (numerous other squads disabled).
4.) This I don't know for sure, but I'd bet it got his attention even more to thinking the Allies plan an early invasion of Hokkaido or the Kurile Islands. I have no intention of ordering such an invasion, but I am hoping that El Lobo diverts troops to garrison Hokaido and the Kuriles.

Whatever I decide, I have to be damn careful not to run into that damn Japanese Death Star or I will be pouting big time. *cracking up*

Best Regards,

-Terry

P.S. Problem right now is: not enough Allied Carriers. *laughing*

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]August 26, 1942[/center]

PC Vigilant Advises Japanese Sub "You're Not Welcome Here"!

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 181,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-20, hits 1

Allied Ships
PC Vigilant

SS I-20 launches 2 torpedoes
I-20 diving deep ....
PC Vigilant attacking submerged sub ....
PC Vigilant cannot establish contact with SS I-20
PC Vigilant loses contact with SS I-20
PC Vigilant fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Vigilant fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Vigilant fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Vigilant fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Take a Dive Sally!

Morning Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 78,46 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 1

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

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th FG/17th FS CAF with P-66 Vanguard (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

"Uh, You got Some Leaks There Sallys"!

Morning Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 78,46 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
5th FG/17th FS CAF with P-66 Vanguard (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

"Come Again Nick!"

Morning Air attack on 34th Combat Engineer Regiment, at 59,42 (Kalemyo)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Best Regards,

-Terry

[CaptHaggard]

Not an hour ago I saw a B-17 wheeling low over the Mayacamas foothills, just north of town. Amazing sight. There's a P-40 and a P-47 always parked in full view along 121 at the local field, but that's got to be too small to accommodate a Fortress. If Napa is not big enough, it probably came from Travis...

Anyway, back to the present. Or I mean the past. Or whatever this is...

That Marcus section of the lake's run dry, Admiral. Why don't we try sweeping my boys about halfway to the home islands, give a nod-nod toward sheet street in Yoko, then sweep back S. of Marcus and on home to the barn. (If we have the fuel, that is...)

The hour approaches: three-pronged sweep into the happy hunting grounds... plans en route...

—Hag

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

Not an hour ago I saw a B-17 wheeling low over the Mayacamas foothills, just north of town. Amazing sight. There's a P-40 and a P-47 always parked in full view along 121 at the local field, but that's got to be too small to accommodate a Fortress. If Napa is not big enough, it probably came from Travis...

Anyway, back to the present. Or I mean the past. Or whatever this is...

That Marcus section of the lake's run dry, Admiral. Why don't we try sweeping my boys about halfway to the home islands, give a nod-nod toward sheet street in Yoko, then sweep back S. of Marcus and on home to the barn. (If we have the fuel, that is...)

The hour approaches: three-pronged sweep into the happy hunting grounds... plans en route...

—Hag

CaptHaggard-

See August 27, 1942 Combat Report below and advise whether you wish to adjust plans as stated in your post above?

Your pal,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]August 27, 1942[/center]


There wasn't a great deal of combat today.

El Lobo's Aircraft Bombard Chinese Near Kienko:

Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 80,40 , near Kienko

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 45th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...

SS Plunger Heavily Damages and Sets Fire to Japanese xAK Hiyama Maru near Agrihan!

Submarine attack near Agrihan at 115,86

Japanese Ships
xAK Hiyama Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

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

xAK Hiyama Maru is sighted by SS Plunger
SS Plunger attacking xAK Hiyama Maru on the surface

Best Regards,

-Terry

[CaptHaggard]

Okay... let's face it... my birthday can't come fast enough... especially since I can't find where Ms. Hag has hid the goodies...

(No, not THOSE goodies. I found those awhile back.)

Confession of a rank amateur: "Agrihan—I have subs somewhere near a place called Agrihan???"

Must google. Did. Located, I check the WitP board game maps ("Mmmmmm!!!"), and then find/review/grok my last dispositions...

I think, "Hey, this is pretty good! I hadn't realized until now Admiral Rio took me so LITERALLY!"

Carry on, dear Admiral—as it were + oh very well + all the kow-towing pats on the back I can deftly slip in without blatantly groveling—we're good!


Forthcoming plans will include SS vessels NOT currently on patrol. Everything is spanking fine, let's just keep on going as we go!!

Your slightly inebriated sub-subordinate,

Hag

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

Okay... let's face it... my birthday can't come fast enough... especially since I can't find where Ms. Hag has hid the goodies...

(No, not THOSE goodies. I found those awhile back.)

Confession of a rank amateur: "Agrihan—I have subs somewhere near a place called Agrihan???"

Must google. Did. Located, I check the WitP board game maps ("Mmmmmm!!!"), and then find/review/grok my last dispositions...

I think, "Hey, this is pretty good! I hadn't realized until now Admiral Rio took me so LITERALLY!"

Carry on, dear Admiral—as it were + oh very well + all the kow-towing pats on the back I can deftly slip in without blatantly groveling—we're good!


Forthcoming plans will include SS vessels NOT currently on patrol. Everything is spanking fine, let's just keep on going as we go!!

Your slightly inebriated sub-subordinate,

Hag

*just busting up*

Pass the Scotch, Hag.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

Okay... let's face it... my birthday can't come fast enough... especially since I can't find where Ms. Hag has hid the goodies...

(No, not THOSE goodies. I found those awhile back.)

Confession of a rank amateur: "Agrihan—I have subs somewhere near a place called Agrihan???"

Must google. Did. Located, I check the WitP board game maps ("Mmmmmm!!!"), and then find/review/grok my last dispositions...

I think, "Hey, this is pretty good! I hadn't realized until now Admiral Rio took me so LITERALLY!"

Carry on, dear Admiral—as it were + oh very well + all the kow-towing pats on the back I can deftly slip in without blatantly groveling—we're good!


Forthcoming plans will include SS vessels NOT currently on patrol. Everything is spanking fine, let's just keep on going as we go!!

Your slightly inebriated sub-subordinate,

Hag

One of the buttons in the upper left brings up a list of all bases. Sort alphabetically and find the one you're looking for and unfamiliar with and it gives the hex location numbers in yellow clickable text that will take you to the base when clicked.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

ORIGINAL: CaptHaggard

Okay... let's face it... my birthday can't come fast enough... especially since I can't find where Ms. Hag has hid the goodies...

(No, not THOSE goodies. I found those awhile back.)

Confession of a rank amateur: "Agrihan—I have subs somewhere near a place called Agrihan???"

Must google. Did. Located, I check the WitP board game maps ("Mmmmmm!!!"), and then find/review/grok my last dispositions...

I think, "Hey, this is pretty good! I hadn't realized until now Admiral Rio took me so LITERALLY!"

Carry on, dear Admiral—as it were + oh very well + all the kow-towing pats on the back I can deftly slip in without blatantly groveling—we're good!


Forthcoming plans will include SS vessels NOT currently on patrol. Everything is spanking fine, let's just keep on going as we go!!

Your slightly inebriated sub-subordinate,

Hag

One of the buttons in the upper left brings up a list of all bases. Sort alphabetically and find the one you're looking for and unfamiliar with and it gives the hex location numbers in yellow clickable text that will take you to the base when clicked.

Hot key for that is 'b'. As much as I get to know cities/bases in these theaters from playing AE I still find myself using it when there is a message about a unit arriving at dhkasjhrunjdfsvh. [:D]