Alpha77 (IJ) vs. Allied player (A) PBM scen2

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:46 am

South contd....

OMG we lost 2 DDs and a BB !! (KONGO CLASS), this fleet hit almost nothing, only 1 American CA was heavily damaged... I went back to the save before and found that I screwed the TF commander it was given to the cap of the BB and this one had only 42 leadership. He was quite good at naval and agr. But the bad leadership must be one of the main causes this battle went so bad. And the mission was bombardement, we wanted to destroy as many planes at Kirakira as possible (they were a threat to the Lunga landing ofc - but they did not sorty, most are fighters anyway). Ofc the mission totally failed:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Haguro
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3
CA Kumano
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Kako, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Minegumo
DD Kasumi
DD Yugure
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Ushio, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 18, heavy fires
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall
CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
CL Dauntless
DD Laffey
DD Woodworth
DD O'Brien
DD Craven, Shell hits 1
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes
DD Stronghold
DD Inconstant, Shell hits 6
DD Isis
DMS Perry
DMS Long

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 41, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yugure, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Usugumo
DD Ushio, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Australia
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Dauntless
DD Laffey
DD Woodworth
DD O'Brien
DD Craven, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
DD Stronghold
DD Inconstant, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Isis
DMS Perry
DMS Long

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E8N2 Dave: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 18, and is sunk [:(][:@]
DD Yugure, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CA Devonshire
CA Cornwall
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Dauntless
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1
DD Woodworth
DD O'Brien
DD Craven, heavy fires
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes
DD Stronghold
DD Isis
DMS Perry
DMS Long, Shell hits 1

Also some nice messages from Intel: 3 x Allied CA and 1 x BB "unsunk" [8|]

Bif1961 · Post by **Bif1961** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:44 pm

I wouldn't blame the lower aggresiveness of your TF Commander, but you probably ran out of shells facing two huge Allied surface TFs.

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:01 pm

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I wouldn't blame the lower aggresiveness of your TF Commander, but you probably ran out of shells facing two huge Allied surface TFs.

Hi, it was the LEADERSHIP value that was way too low. I would even say high aggro is not good for BB TFs. They will close to much instead perhaps stay away and bring their longer range guns tobear (esp. vs. cruiser forces). This was also 1 huge Allied TF and already the 1st battle went wrong and this was when ammo was still 100%... they just fought terribly and seldom hit - normally at least my good CAs should have hit more enemy cruisers. And not a single torp hit for us

The commanders of all CAs are hand picked this was not the issue..also ofc bad luck.

The LOW LEADERSHIP is the major flaw I could find for this battle - and perhaps the bombardement mission... but all the ships were good ones with good exp etc. If you guys have ideas and tips I gladly take them. Also there were Brits/Oz ships which have better exp than US ones...but I guess the US now has also gained exp from earlier fights.

But folks stay tuned the next major IJN ship loss comes along [:@][>:] They are just too fragile and Allied DBs are quite deadly[:(]

Bif1961 · Post by **Bif1961** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:04 pm

What about allied radar who spotted whom first?

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:00 pm

Bif1961:

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 64% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Takama, Tomotsu* crosses the 'T'
CA Kako engages CA Devonshire at 8,000 yards

We even crossed the "T" [&:]

Bif1961 · Post by **Bif1961** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:27 pm

If the Allied TF had you on radar for 12,000 yards before you spotted them it sounds like they were already prepared while you were caught unaware and had to react while they vastly outnumber you and outgunned you and were alerted much earlier.

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:19 am

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

If the Allied TF had you on radar for 12,000 yards before you spotted them it sounds like they were already prepared while you were caught unaware and had to react while they vastly outnumber you and outgunned you and were alerted much earlier.

This is possible I also had no recon this turn and the Allied TF showed up undetected. But should we not got a message "Japanese ships surprised" then ? But even if this is true the performance was terrible, these are powerful ships in my fleet (see the CAs with 10 x 20cm guns, the allied ones have only 8 as well many were only CLs - however on close distance it seems the Allied guns can punch our armor, which is a bit too weak anyway, I would like a IJ ship class of CAs with perhaps shorter range but better armor [:(])

I made a list of IJ ships which do not get good updates, or late updates and/or eat a lot of fuel. So I will use them on risky missions and keep the better ones more out of harms way. The IJ does not get ANY good surface cruiser anymore [:(] Only Mushashi (FUEL HOG!! and difficult to reload guns) and some "mediocre" CLs...only ships that are really good are DDs like Yugumo (even the Akitsuki and Shimakaze are FUEL HOGS and better for AA or ASW)

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:37 pm

Not so good IJ combat ships:

- AV Akitsushima - FUEL!
- DD classes Akitsuki, Shimakaze - FUEL, also the 10cm guns of A. are not so good in Surface combat
- CS Chitose, Mizuho - FUEL
- CL Sendai+Kuma - weak armor, 14cm guns get downgraded with updates, also a bit FUEL warning
- CL Yubari, short range, weak armor+armament also FUEL
- CL Kitakami - only good in torpedoes (if they would hit), only very late better update, will Kaitens and a bit more AA still matter in 44 ? Also FUEL!
- CV Akagi,Kaga - highest FUEL warning from all IJ CVs
- BB Yamato, highest FUEL warning from all IJ BBs guns may take long too reload needs bigger ports and much nav support
- BB (or better BC) Kongo, only 8x36cm guns, weak armor, better speed, but also high fuel usage
- BB all others, better than above, better armor and more guns, but slower also not so high fuel useage as Kongo,Yamato, so the best SF combatants in the IJ fleets, except CAs like Mogami, Takao..DDs like Yugumo, Kagero

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:58 pm

21.07.42

China:

We still hold everywhere and bombard, we took back Ichang and Sian before as reported, we march from there to Changteh and a longer way to Kienko (entrance to CH plains) which is still besieged by the Chinese, these are weaker forces and should be beaten. The Neikiang siege was reinfroced by the Chinese with 2-3 fresh untis from Chungking it seems. But they cannot get the base, we did the same and built forts (now 3). We will try to lift the sieges of all these places in the coming weeks, we isolated the Chinese at the road from Sian to Nanyang, they are bombarded but the terrain protects them, so longer affair. We besiege Tsuyung now - in the mountains above Kunming. It should fall in 2-3 days....major cities the Chinese have left are only Chungking and Kunming now. Changteh is minor and some in the far north.

India:

We had beaten the 3 Indian divs which kind of sneaked in our area in direction Jessore (near Calcutta) it was clear terrain and we had a lot of good troops and much arty too. They fled and 2 smaller units destroyed. I will try to hunt them down more. Near Darjeling 2 other divs and 1 art of ours were held by the Allies throwing small units in the path (as reported) we finally beat all off and moved to Darjeeling which the Allies build to a bigger base. But the terrain is good for defenders, there are many troops and the value of the place is not that high. We also were hit by bombers quite a lot, 1 div was hit harder. So the new move order is to the opposite (west) to Rangpur. Only 1 unit reported there... to join our main forces get out of easy bombing range. We tried to oppose the bombers with some Oscar/Zero LR cap but only few showed up they only shot down 4-5 Hurries of the escort and 1 bomber or so. We lost only 1 to ops and a wounded pilot. These troops there cannot reliably protected from the air.

Otherwise the Allies bombed Sambalpur, which is empty and we do not care for it. They also tried to bomb our troops in the central area (triangle Calcutta, Ansanol, Jamshedpur also hit the airfields of the latter - but we have quite a lot of fighers there now incl. newer Tojos. So the losses were in our favor even if bombing can not be prevented. But the damage done to troops/airfields was quite minor....

Australia:

OOPS, it shows now 10 Aussie units marching to Daly Waters, we have 2 forts there, so left one lone unit to hold it even if it will succumb, but the forts will be destroyed too. They also snuck up and cut the rail line from Darwin to Katherine, so we retr... ahem relocate back to Katherine and send the lone SNLF to clear the rail line from Katherine north. Seems these are weak support troops perhaps from those beaten out of the locations there. Regardless how weak they are they cut the LOC of ours [8|] Same with fragment units in China btw. there should be a minimum combat value troops should have in the game, to be able to cut a complete hex plus the rail line imho. Some Nells from far away Timor hit the enemy in the desert again for minor effect.

South:

OMG the ALLies throw ALL their air assets at our flyboys at Tassa, now 4th turn in a row, first incl. divebombers and avengers (which wanted to bomb some supply fleet of ours, but they flew without escort 5 shot down)...2nd wave than first sweeps then med/4e bombers, and last 2 days only sweeps of dozens of all types of fighters, luckily we lose few pilots KIA, but many WIA and many planes. However the Zero M2 is already outdated so the plane losses do not concern me much. As well the Tojos - the production is high enough to replace the losses. Only good pilots cannot be replaced. Imho. Allies made a mistake to not disturb our repairing of Lunga and we have now forts 2 there and 4 at Tassa (remember "stranded" Allied troops there incl. 2 marine regs and 2 or 3 TK bats!)

North = Aleutians, Hokaido, Kuriles... areas:

All quiet, only Allied subs, we do not hit much but mostly find them. SC and PB classes are quite useless so far

Other sub & ships action:

We had another surprising CV battle, remember I sent some raiders (1 CV, CVL, CVEs and CSs) our CAP was too weak and Wasp plus 1-2 CVEs showed up, we hit Wasp with 3 bombs (250) but Junyo and the CVL were also hit. Junyo sank after only due to fires at 80. The other damage was not bad...we retired to Tarawa and for 1 day the Allies followed us and send out another strike. But we put everything on CAP (incl floatplanes) and tranfered part of a training unit of old Claudes from Kwajalein, all this helped that only 2 Dauntless got through and these to failed (for our luck I would not be suprised had they sunk the CVL also LOL). The CVL goes back to Truk only light damage. The others will refuel (we send an AO) and fill up planes and sortie again. If the first try failed try again right. If the 2nd try fails, then...rather not.

Economy, production, research, politics:

Looks good, I mean seems ok for scen2. Only 1 TK sunk so far, so we can haul all liquids still.

Research on M5 Zero is complete and now building (ca. 90 atm), other better fighter Tojo1a building at ca. 90 atm. Oscar 1c stopped factories wait for better modell, we research Oscar with 2 FACs only, but the first useful looking OscarIIb (armor and better speed and 2x250) should be arrive at 11/42 or so. Otherwise research looks ok (no Frank or Geaorge repaired but it looks ok), we have 3 FACs for Tony and 2 of them already research the Ki100 even if it is not that good in stock. We have over 500 engs from 32,33 and 35 so get eng bonus.

See this thread which has more info about this game: tm.asp?m=4230779

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:51 pm

Ok here is the info for wonder-NOT-weapon ship called Yamato battle... for some reason the slower TF with her arrived first at Kira - the smaller CL fleet which should have acted as kind of recon arrived after the main fleet [&:] And even more strange the CL fleet still was surprised after the Yamato force had a huge battle with plenty of bangs, noise and fire which could be heard for severall kilometers afar. Still they did not notice anything and were suprised ? Seems IJN sailors and officers are dumb, blind and deaf.. [8|]

Anyway here a pic from first battle: (Yamato was more useful as in reality cause she sank an US BB, but a torp hit from a cruiser contributed too):

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:53 pm

Here a pic from second battle Yamato succumbed to only 2 torp hits and ca. 120 8inch and much lighter shell hits:

I also send a handful of smaller SS and SSX to Kira:

I copy the complete naval combat reports from this day too as it was a topic in main forum:

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TF 198 encounters mine field at Kirakira (116,140)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Submarine attack near Kirakira at 116,140

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-20, hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Idaho
CA Cornwall
CA San Francisco
CA Astoria
CL St. Louis
CL Dauntless
CL Hobart
DD Lang
DD O'Brien
DD Le Triomphant
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Selfridge
DD Flusser

SSX Ha-20 is sighted by escort
DD Le Triomphant fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers cannot establish contact with SSX Ha-20
DD Isaac Sweers loses contact with SSX Ha-20
DD Isaac Sweers loses contact with SSX Ha-20
DD Selfridge fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isaac Sweers attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers loses contact with SSX Ha-20
DD Isaac Sweers loses contact with SSX Ha-20
DD Flusser attacking submerged sub ....
SSX Ha-20 forced to surface!
DD Flusser firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Le Triomphant firing on surfaced sub ....
Massive explosion on SSX Ha-20
Sub slips beneath the waves

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TF 257 encounters mine field at Kirakira (116,140)

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-25, Mine hits 2, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 37, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Kuma
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
CL Oi
DD Nowaki
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Fumizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 4, heavy fires

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 38, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2
CA Astoria, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall
CL Leander
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart, Shell hits 2
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 1
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Henley
DD Jarvis
DD McCall, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Benham
DD Lang
DD Stack, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
DD Flusser, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Selfridge
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 4
DD Le Triomphant

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Kingman, F.V. crosses the 'T'
BB Yamato engages BB Idaho at 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages BB Idaho at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Hayate at 8,000 yards
BB Idaho engages DD Oite at 8,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages BB Idaho at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Tromp at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Wilson at 8,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Hayate at 8,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD O'Brien at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB Idaho at 4,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Cornwall at 4,000 yards
CL Oi engages BB Idaho at 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages CL Kiso at 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages CL Kuma at 4,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages DD Hayate at 4,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Oite at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL St. Louis at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Dauntless at 4,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Stack at 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages BB Yamato at 4,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages BB Idaho at 4,000 yards
BB Idaho engages CL Oi at 4,000 yards
CL Kiso engages BB Idaho at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Astoria at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards
CL St. Louis engages DD Fumizuki at 4,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD O'Brien at 4,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Nowaki at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Fumizuki at 4,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Oite at 4,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD O'Brien at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Idaho sunk by BB Yamato at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 2,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 2,000 yards
CL Dauntless engages BB Yamato at 2,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
CL Oi engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 2,000 yards
DD Lang engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD McCall at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 3,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 3,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Oi at 3,000 yards
CL Kiso engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL St. Louis at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Dauntless at 3,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
CL Tromp engages BB Yamato at 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages DD Oite at 3,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Flusser at 3,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Hayate at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 4,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA San Francisco at 4,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA San Francisco at 4,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Kiso at 4,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA Salt Lake City at 4,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Le Triomphant at 4,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD O'Brien at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 4,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Nowaki at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Leander at 4,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages DD Nowaki at 4,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Isaac Sweers at 4,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Stack at 4,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Fumizuki at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 3,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
CL Kiso engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Kuma at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL St. Louis at 3,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD Jarvis at 3,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD McCall at 3,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages CL Tromp at 3,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Wilson at 3,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Henley at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 6,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 6,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA San Francisco at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 6,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD McCall at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 6,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Stack at 6,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Le Triomphant at 6,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Hayate at 6,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD Flusser at 6,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Hayate at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Australia engages BB Yamato at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
CL Kiso engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Flusser at 9,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Fumizuki at 9,000 yards
CL Hobart engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD McCall at 9,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages DD Le Triomphant at 9,000 yards
DD Flusser engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Wilson at 9,000 yards
DD Lang engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Jarvis at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CA Kinugasa at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Hayate at 12,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Stack at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 12,000 yards
DD O'Brien engages DD Nowaki at 12,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Nowaki at 12,000 yards
DD Fumizuki engages DD Benham at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Jarvis at 12,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Oite at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Yubari
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Tachikaze
DD Fuyo
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria, heavy fires
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
CA Australia
CA Cornwall
CL Leander
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp, on fire
CL Hobart
CL Dauntless, on fire
CL St. Louis, on fire
DD O'Brien, on fire
DD Henley
DD Jarvis
DD McCall, heavy fires
DD Benham
DD Lang
DD Stack, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wilson, on fire
DD Flusser, heavy fires
DD Selfridge
DD Isaac Sweers, on fire
DD Le Triomphant

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 12,000 yards
CA Cornwall fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
CA San Francisco fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
CA San Francisco fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
CA Astoria fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
CL Dauntless fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
CL Leander fires at CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
DD Flusser fires at DD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
DD Henley fires at DD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Yubari at 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA San Francisco at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Stack at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Jarvis at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Yugao at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Fuyo at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Benham at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD McCall at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Cornwall at 10,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA San Francisco at 10,000 yards
DD Flusser engages DD Fuyo at 10,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Jintsu at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Henley at 10,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CL St. Louis at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Le Triomphant at 10,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD McCall at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA San Francisco at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Jintsu at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Jintsu at 8,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CL St. Louis at 8,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CL Leander at 8,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Stack at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Australia at 11,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Yugao at 11,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Fuyo at 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Salt Lake City at 11,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CL Leander at 11,000 yards
Kozai, Torazo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards
CA Australia engages CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Stack at 12,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
DD Stack engages DD Tachikaze at 12,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Jintsu at 12,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Jarvis at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CA Cornwall at 13,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages CL Jintsu at 13,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Yugao at 13,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages DD Tachikaze at 13,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Stack at 13,000 yards
CL Jintsu engages CL St. Louis at 13,000 yards
CL Hobart engages CL Jintsu at 13,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Mochizuki at 13,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD O'Brien at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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ASW attack near Kirakira at 116,140

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-16

Allied Ships
DD Henley
CA Cornwall
CA Australia
CA San Francisco, on fire
CA Salt Lake City
CL Tromp
CL Leander
DD McCall
DD Selfridge
DD Flusser, on fire
DD Wilson
DD Lang

SSX Ha-16 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Henley
Ha-16 bottoming out ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 40, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Salt Lake City
CA San Francisco, on fire
CA Australia
CA Cornwall
CL Leander
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Hobart
DD Henley
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD McCall, on fire
DD Benham
DD Lang
DD Wilson
DD Flusser, on fire
DD Selfridge

Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Lang at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Jarvis at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
DD Wilson engages DD Hayate at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Hayate at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Hayate at 3,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Hayate at 3,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Hayate at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 3,000 yards
DD Hayate engages DD Lang at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Australia engages DD Hayate at 4,000 yards
DD Flusser engages DD Hayate at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA San Francisco at 5,000 yards
CA Australia engages DD Hayate at 5,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Jarvis at 5,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Benham at 4,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Hayate at 4,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Oite at 4,000 yards
DD McCall engages DD Oite at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Oite at 4,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Oite at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Oite at 8,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 116,140, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 6 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
DD Oite

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Salt Lake City
CA Australia
CA Cornwall
CL Leander
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Hobart
DD Henley
DD Benham
DD Lang, Shell hits 1
DD Selfridge

Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 78% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 12,000 yards
CA Australia engages DD Oite at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Leander at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Benham at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Lang engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Hobart at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
DD Lang engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Salt Lake City at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 6,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Oite at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Australia at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato sunk by CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Submarine attack near Kirakira at 117,140

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
xAKL Sibolga, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Sibolga is sighted by SS I-10
SS I-10 attacking xAKL Sibolga on the surface
Massive explosion on xAKL Sibolga

IN OTHER NEWS:
INDIA We destroyed an Indian div near Jessore, the other 2 are fleeing along with some other left over rable of allied troops. Not gonna pursue anymore, tired of chasing them around.

SOUTH The US has send this time a lot of bombers on higher altitudes to Lunga (finally they disturb our fort building there) and 2 other smaller island bases there. The only resistance from us was a single Zero unit at Tulagi which brought down a handful of escorts and 2 or 3 older bombers but could not prevent the others got through. It seems the 4 lone 10cm AA gun unit SHOT DOWN A B17 however [:)] Remarkedly the US avoided TASSA this time, seems he judges his losses to high meanwhile to bomb/sweep there. We lost relativly few pilots in these air battles but good numbers of Zero M2 (already obsolete in my view anyway) a lot WIA pilots they will heal I hope and rejoin with exp malus.

All other areas like China quiet except bombardements from air and ground guns... we will be to lift some sieges I am pretty sure in the next days (Neikiang has priority, so most of these troops can join the force at Chnungking)

WE LOST A GIANT TANKER TO 1 lousy TORPEDO form a RN sub, incl. the fuel load [:(]

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:41 pm

Ship losses in the last weeks: (I believe the Marblehead might be wrong in the list, I cannot remember why she would sink at this location, there was no battle):

Decided to stop Mushasi and accerarate CVs and DDs instead, we already stopped most later arriving cargo ships and some of the more useless SCs (1000 range and only useless t95 DCs). We stopped also all AKLs (fuel efficiency and range bad).

Revthought · Post by **Revthought** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:52 pm

ORIGINAL: Alpha77

Hi, it was the LEADERSHIP value that was way too low. I would even say high aggro is not good for BB TFs. They will close to much instead perhaps stay away and bring their longer range guns tobear (esp. vs. cruiser forces). This was also 1 huge Allied TF and already the 1st battle went wrong and this was when ammo was still 100%... they just fought terribly and seldom hit - normally at least my good CAs should have hit more enemy cruisers. And not a single torp hit for us The commanders of all CAs are hand picked this was not the issue..also ofc bad luck.

The LOW LEADERSHIP is the major flaw I could find for this battle - and perhaps the bombardement mission... but all the ships were good ones with good exp etc. If you guys have ideas and tips I gladly take them. Also there were Brits/Oz ships which have better exp than US ones...but I guess the US now has also gained exp from earlier fights.

But folks stay tuned the next major IJN ship loss comes along [:@][>:] They are just too fragile and Allied DBs are quite deadly[:(]

Well, first look (RE: Haruna):

1. These were night engagements. Look at the report. Note the ranges these battles started at:
--First battle is at 8k yards
--Second battle is at 12k yards

The entire engagment is starting in ideal ranges for the Allied cruisers to straddle Haruna with hundreds of 8inch shells.

2. Allied cruiser speed, depending on the boat is a match, or an over match for the battleship

The Allies have you spotted with radar, and in the second battle Haruna is already on fire (detection bonus). The speed of the Allied cruisers means that running to get to a distance to optimize your range advantage is not really possible. Besides, your ships are relying on optical range finding so anything over 12k (at night) means you aren't going to be able to put accurate fire on Allied ships.

Ergo, it is going to be extremely difficult for your captain to rely on his ability to maximize the engagement distances of the ships.

Plus:

3. The first encounter you are facing 10 cruisers, and the second battle you are facing 9 cruisers.

Haruna was facing a lot of 8 inch guns and over half of them should have radar fire control in better than optimal range. It isn't a surprise Haruna was hit 41 times (I'm guessing mostly 8 inch shells) in the first battle and 18 times in the second battle.

That is nearly sixty 8 inch hits, and if only a quarter penetrate, Haruna would have suffered 20 penetratining hits. You should not expect any ship to survive 60 hits from 8 inch naval shells, even if zero penetrate, but with Haruna I think we can expect that at least a quarter do penetrate.

In fact, you should not have expected any capital ship to have survived an engagement like this, at those ranges, and in those numbers. I would have been more shocked if Haruna had managed to get away.

Seems like a completely reasonable outcome to me.

Edit

Case in point. Yamato is being escorted by 2 destroyers and meets 8 or 9 Allied cruisers at very close range at night. She's going to get sunk, that is all there is to it.

IF you had a task force that had equal, or nearly so, numbers of cruisers with Yamato the story might be different; however, you should still expect the engagement to be a bloody mess. I mean, just to give you an idea of what that would be like, look to history.

Naval Battle (s) of Guadalcanal

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:34 pm

rev, this was the Yamato TF:
apanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 37, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Kuma
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
CL Oi
DD Nowaki
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Fumizuki
DD Oite
DD Hayate, Shell hits 4, heavy fires

(not only 2 DDs)

Also the Allied TFs are larger and when I use large TFs I get a malus (it is said in the forum large TFs are not good for IJN)

Anyway a small update we have reached the 1st August.

South
As the moonlight is mostly over 90% and this seems to be bad for IJ I did not do any SF battles anymore, I withdraw the ships back from Guadalcanal. So the Allies could bombard at will. We however managed a SSX hit a NZ CL which was hit by a mine before (very rare), another one was hit en route by a normal sub, which might be even have been sunk cause a 2nd hit the next turn was reported (which is possible even with all the FOW as the ship should have slowed down). So at least they had to pay a bit with 2 CLs heavily damaged (one sunk possible).

Also all Allies have arrived at Lunga and they landed some more with supplies I guess (fast transport), they also sweeped Tassa disregarding our rule of 20k. And this showed they were at 30k or so and we lost more and also some good pilots(aces). Bombers hit the ports and ground at Lunga (but I have only a damaged SSX there and some barges which were all sunk). Tulagi also was hit for moderate damage. Except the sweep against the rules (the 2nd one there was another in India before) our losses were moderate. We shot down a number of fighters and a bunch of DBs (which sadly first got thorugh without any engament and sunk a small transport fleet of ours: 2 AKL and a good SC. The 2nd raid however was intercepted and totally disrupted (he lost ca. 10-12 DB). The 4Es still rule and only lost some to OPS. Otherwise we also lost a big and good AO above Rabaul in the area (my own error with routing and only 1 escort) to sub. Some of our anti ship air finally scrambles but only hit 3 YPs near Tulagi. All 3 are hit. Otherwise we stay in the defensive untill better conditions arrive. I was debating sending some fast CL/DD force to get rid of all the smaller ASW and mine forces the Allies use the damage our subs (and sink one too) but seeing they easily can run in one of the bigger Allies TFs I discarded this for now.

We also lost another big tanker near the Phillipines, this time to an US sub whith working MK14 torps, they seem to work quite often, I thought only in 43 they get better.

North, Kuriles etc. quiet, except sub action, which sank one of our xAKs hauling resources.

AUS: They take Daly Waters, and destroyed a small para unit left there [:(] All others of ours reach Katherine and build forts, same at Darwin. We clear the rail lines of some stragglers with a SNLF unit. Seems they have a lot of stuff at Daly Waters assembled also fighters there. So stopped bombing, we wait for airfield 4 at Darwin so Sallies can base there and some Zeros.

India We destroyed one of the Indian divs described above, 2 others and supports units escape, but should be depleted. Otherwise some smaller air action.

China: Good success, we liberate Changteh a 2nd time, also beat back all Chinese from Neikiang and hit them a 2nd time as they try to reach Chungking. Which is still under siege until more troops and arty arrive. Chinese still sit in 2 other places described above, but will be beaten eventually there too. Our troops coming from the Burma region reach Kunming

Eco: We build almost 120 Zero M5 now, this is the best we have at the moment. Tojo is ok too and is build at ca. 90. We can build Oscar IIa perhaps we do this but only a small number for 1 unit or so. Better wait a month until research has pushed the IIb forward (has armor, bit faster). Helen IIa should arrive in 3-4 days too.

Revthought · Post by **Revthought** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:40 pm

Whether or not you want to risk the coordination penalty, it seems to me, really depends on the situation. I've never really played Japan, but from what I've seen from my opponents, sometimes you are justified in risking collisions and groundings depending on what you might be facing.

So in this case, if I knew I'd be facing all of those cruisers, I'd risk the coordination penalty; that said, it is a fair enough point that me saying this is predicated on knowing that the Allies have large cruiser TFs prowling around.

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:12 pm

ORIGINAL: Revthought

Whether or not you want to risk the coordination penalty, it seems to me, really depends on the situation. I've never really played Japan, but from what I've seen from my opponents, sometimes you are justified in risking collisions and groundings depending on what you might be facing.

So in this case, if I knew I'd be facing all of those cruisers, I'd risk the coordination penalty; that said, it is a fair enough point that me saying this is predicated on knowing that the Allies have large cruiser TFs prowling around.

Yes, you are right, I risked the penealty as well waited for lower moonlight. Coincidence wanted it, that the Allies just chose the time to land more stuff at Lunga. But this time I was prepared. A pity the Yamato loss, had I better known some trick before....but 2 or 3 of the Allied CAs paid for their evil deeds.

Also this time the recon with light cruisers and DDs (all 3 lost tho) worked to prepare the way for the big fleet, also we were not suprised anymore and also crossed the "T". More later.....[:)]

Edit, this reminds me to note, that CL Hobart also paid, this one dealed out quite some hits before. I think she ran on a mine than 2 sub torps should have sunk her (shows up as sunk but not confirmed)...

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:10 pm

10.08.42

China:

Looks good, all Chinese troops are beaten, Changteh liberated again, at the plains we beat another (out of supply) horde back and have now a good army at Chungking. Lets see in the next 2-3 days how a first attack there will go...

India:

Looks good, we use our "inner lines" of rails and good roads around Calcutta to respond to Allied threats (eg. at Howrah) and the Brits & their minions were unable to take any city back. We also beat some Indian troops back from Jamshepur. The air war is defensivly right now and we mostly shoot down more from them than they from us (esp. pilot losses should be higher for the others)

Australia:

We send some recon planes to Daily Waters and found a pretty big army there, so we pulled back everything to Darwin and build forts and AF4 for medium bombers. We will try to hold as long as possible to delay the Allied buildup in the area. But we also assembled ships and transport planes for the eventuell evacuation of at least parts of troops. Most are air mobile except the tanks.

South:

More naval carnage this time in our favour......details later....other areas also later [:)]
[;)]
North = Aleutians, Hokaido, Kuriles... areas:
Other sub & small ship action:
Economy, production, research, politics:

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:30 pm

South:

So Allies needed to supply and re-inforce their troops at Lunga. This time we intertectped them. The 2nd TF was on FULL speed btw, to catch them. They were on the last drop of fuel literally when they arrived back at Munda (jump off point of all these 2 TFs), first a CL fleet as recon and spearhead. Allies had a SF TF and a Amphib TF there. Here the complete CRs:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 07, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 4
CL Kuma
CL Tama, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari
DD Hayashio
DD Urakaze
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Fuyo, Shell hits 1
DD Kosugiri, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Canberra, Shell hits 4
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Duncan
DD Lardner, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Fanning
DD Selfridge
DD Arunta, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Isis
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Reduced sighting due to 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 21% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 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
Murayama, Seiroku crosses the 'T'
CL Oi engages CA Cornwall at 8,000 yards
CL Oi engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Kosugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Kosugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Oite at 8,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Isis at 8,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CL Yubari at 2,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Oite at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Fuyo at 2,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Selfridge at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Urakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Lardner at 2,000 yards
DD Duncan engages DD Kosugiri at 2,000 yards
CL Yubari engages DMS Lamberton at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tama at 5,000 yards
CL Tama engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Jupiter at 5,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Isis at 5,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Oite at 5,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Lardner at 5,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Fanning at 5,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Fuyo at 5,000 yards
CL Tama engages DMS Lamberton at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 4,000 yards
CL Oi engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Abukuma at 4,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CL De Ruyter at 4,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Jupiter at 4,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Arunta at 4,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Arunta at 4,000 yards
DD Oite engages DD Selfridge at 4,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Urakaze at 4,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 4,000 yards
CL Tama engages DMS Lamberton at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
CL Oi engages CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards
CL Tama engages CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CA Cornwall at 6,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Duncan at 6,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Kosugiri at 6,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 6,000 yards
DD Duncan engages DD Fuyo at 6,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DMS Lamberton at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Tama engages CA Cornwall at 9,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tama at 9,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Kuma at 9,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Abukuma at 9,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Kosugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Isis at 9,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Kosugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hayashio at 9,000 yards
Manwaring, P.C.W. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Canberra at 11,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Oi at 11,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Kosugiri at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Arunta at 11,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Hayashio at 11,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Duncan at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Oi at 9,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CL Kuma at 9,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Kosugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Fanning at 9,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Salt Lake City at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CL Tama at 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Abukuma at 9,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Fuyo at 9,000 yards
DD Selfridge engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Duncan at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages DMS Lamberton at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Salt Lake City at 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Abukuma at 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CL Tama at 10,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Abukuma at 10,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Jupiter at 10,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Oite at 10,000 yards
DD Fanning engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Fanning at 10,000 yards
CL Tama engages DMS Lamberton at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Canberra at 11,000 yards
CL Tama engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Oi at 11,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Arunta at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Oite at 11,000 yards
DD Fanning engages DD Urakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hayashio at 11,000 yards
DD Duncan engages DD Fuyo at 11,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages DMS Lamberton at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Tama engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
CL Abukuma engages CA Canberra at 7,000 yards
CL Tama engages CA Canberra at 7,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Selfridge at 7,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Arunta at 7,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Selfridge at 7,000 yards
DD Fanning engages DD Urakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 7,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Duncan at 7,000 yards
CL Tama engages DMS Lamberton at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Salt Lake City at 9,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Abukuma at 9,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Oite at 9,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Duncan at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Yubari engages CA Canberra at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CL Oi at 11,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Abukuma at 11,000 yards
CL Kuma engages CA Salt Lake City at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Oite at 11,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Hayashio at 11,000 yards
DD Kosugiri engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Urakaze at 11,000 yards
CL Kuma engages DMS Lamberton at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67

Allied Ships
PG Warrego, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

PG Warrego is sighted by SS RO-67
SS RO-67 launches 6 torpedoes at PG Warrego [:(] (Warrego is only a small patrol boat)

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
Walrus II: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Fuso, Shell hits 8
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
CL Natori
DD Akigumo
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Shiranui
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 6
CA Australia, Shell hits 7
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL Tromp, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Aaron Ward
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan
DD Woodworth
DD Sims
DD Anderson
DD Hammann, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Henley
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Benham
DD Lang, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2
DD Porter, Shell hits 1
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Bulmer
APD John D. Ford
APD Peary, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
APD Pillsbury
APD Pope, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
APD Chew
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 1
DD Banckert, Shell hits 2
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Stronghold
APD Gilmer
APD King
APD Hatfield, Shell hits 1
DMS Perry, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AP Harris
AP Henderson
AP President Jackson, Shell hits 2
AP President Polk
AP Thomas Jefferson
xAP Talma
xAP Indora
AMC Hector, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Casco, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Taroona, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 21% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
DD Makigumo collides with DD Ayanami at 114 , 138
BB Fuso engages CL St. Louis at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CL St. Louis at 8,000 yards
CL St. Louis sunk by CA Chokai at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Tromp at 8,000 yards
CL Java engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards
CL Java engages CL Natori at 8,000 yards
CL Tromp engages CL Sendai at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Isaac Sweers at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages BB Fuso at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Isaac Sweers at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Lang at 8,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Java at 7,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Australia at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CL Tromp at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Tromp at 7,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Java at 7,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 7,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Banckert at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Banckert at 7,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD MacDonough at 7,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Dunlap at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD MacDonough at 7,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Porter at 7,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Banckert at 7,000 yards
DD Woodworth engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Java at 6,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Australia at 6,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 6,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Australia at 6,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Nes at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 6,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Isaac Sweers at 6,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Makigumo at 6,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD MacDonough at 6,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Makigumo at 6,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Hatsuyuki at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Isaac Sweers at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Porter at 6,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Makigumo at 6,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards
AMC Hector engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
DMS Perry sunk by BB Fuso at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Devonshire at 4,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Devonshire at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Java at 4,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Hatsukaze at 4,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Michishio at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Isaac Sweers at 4,000 yards
AMC Hector engages DD Michishio at 4,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards
DD MacDonough engages DD Shiranui at 4,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Lang at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Benham at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Patterson at 4,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Banckert at 4,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Hammann at 4,000 yards
DD Anderson engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards
DD Buchanan engages DD Kuroshio at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AMC Hector at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AVD Casco at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD Pope at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Devonshire engages BB Fuso at 2,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CA Devonshire at 2,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
CL Tromp sunk by BB Fuso at 2,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CL Java at 2,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CA Devonshire at 2,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Banckert at 2,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
AMC Hector engages DD Hatsuyuki at 2,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Asashio at 2,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Dunlap at 2,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD MacDonough at 2,000 yards
AMC Hector engages DD Makigumo at 2,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Kazegumo at 2,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Hammann at 2,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD Hatfield at 2,000 yards
APD Pope sunk by BB Fuso at 2,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Taroona at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Devonshire at 4,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards
CL Java engages CA Atago at 4,000 yards
CA Devonshire sunk by CA Takao at 4,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Australia at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Bulmer at 4,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Porter at 4,000 yards
DD Hammann engages DD Asashio at 4,000 yards
DD Lang engages DD Hatsuyuki at 4,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Hatsukaze at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Patterson at 4,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Hammann at 4,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Anderson at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages KV Jasmine at 4,000 yards
APD Peary sunk by BB Fuso at 4,000 yards
BB Hiei engages AP President Jackson at 4,000 yards
xAP Matua collides with KV Thyme at 114 , 138
BB Fuso engages DD Hammann at 4,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CL Java at 4,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CA Atago at 4,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Shiranui at 4,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Fuso, Shell hits 4
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai, on fire
CL Sendai
CL Natori
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shiranui
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Java
DD Aaron Ward
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan
DD Woodworth
DD Sims
DD Anderson
DD Hammann, heavy fires
DD Henley
DD Patterson, Shell hits 2
DD Benham
DD Lang, on fire
DD Dunlap
DD Porter, on fire
DD MacDonough, on fire
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1
APD John D. Ford
APD Pillsbury
APD Chew
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Stronghold
APD Gilmer
APD King
APD Hatfield
AP Harris
AP Henderson, Shell hits 1
AP President Jackson, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP President Polk
AP Thomas Jefferson
xAP Talma
xAP Indora
AMC Hector, heavy fires, heavy damage
KV Jasmine
KV Thyme
KV Auricula
KV Nigella
KV Aster
AVD Casco, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Prince Henry, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 21% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 21% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Kinoshita, Mitsuo crosses the 'T'
BB Fuso engages CA Australia at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Stronghold at 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Australia at 12,000 yards
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
DD Porter engages DD Ayanami at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Anderson at 12,000 yards
DD Sims engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AMC Prince Henry at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD King at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AP President Jackson at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages AP Henderson at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
CA Australia engages CA Chokai at 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages CA Australia at 12,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CA Takao at 12,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Banckert at 12,000 yards
CL Natori engages DD Isaac Sweers at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD MacDonough at 12,000 yards
AMC Prince Henry engages DD Hatsuyuki at 12,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Asashio at 12,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Shiranui at 12,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Asashio at 12,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages AMC Prince Henry at 12,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Buchanan at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD Hatfield at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Merkur at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CA Australia engages CA Chokai at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Isaac Sweers at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages AMC Prince Henry at 8,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Ayanami at 8,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Benham at 8,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Ayanami at 8,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Hammann at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Anderson at 8,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Buchanan at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AP President Jackson at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Malaita at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Hiei engages AP President Jackson at 5,000 yards
CA Atago engages CL Java at 5,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Isaac Sweers at 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Australia at 5,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Asashio at 5,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Patterson at 5,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Henley at 5,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Hammann at 5,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Isaac Sweers at 5,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Hammann at 5,000 yards
DD Woodworth engages DD Kuroshio at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages PC Taney at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AMC Prince Henry at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD Hatfield at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages APD John D. Ford at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Indora at 5,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 5,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 5,000 yards
CL Natori engages CL Java at 5,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Kuroshio at 5,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD MacDonough at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Dunlap at 5,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Akigumo at 5,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

ight Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Fuso
CA Chikuma
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Atago
CA Chokai, on fire
CL Sendai
CL Natori
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Kuroshio, on fire
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shiranui
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Benham
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 4, heavy damage
DD Bulmer
DD Banckert, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stronghold
KV Thyme, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Casco, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAP Taroona, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 10% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Banckert at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Bulmer at 12,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Pensacola at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AVD Casco at 12,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 11,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 11,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Ayanami at 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Pensacola at 11,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Ayanami at 11,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Kazegumo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CL Sendai at 9,000 yards
CA Chokai engages KV Thyme at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Benham at 9,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Taroona at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CL Natori engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages KV Thyme at 8,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages xAP Taroona at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Fuso engages AVD Casco at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CA Pensacola at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola sunk by CL Natori at 9,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
BB Fuso engages xAP Taroona at 9,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Van Nes at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages KV Thyme at 8,000 yards
AVD Casco sunk by BB Fuso at 8,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Hammann at 9,000 yards
BB Fuso engages KV Thyme at 9,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages xAP Taroona at 9,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Van Nes at 11,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Dunlap at 11,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Dunlap at 11,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Benham at 11,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Hammann at 11,000 yards
BB Fuso engages KV Thyme at 11,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages xAP Taroona at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Nes at 11,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Shiranui at 11,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Makigumo at 11,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Kazegumo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Shiranui at 8,000 yards
CL Natori engages DD Hammann at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages KV Thyme at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages xAP Taroona at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Hatsukaze at 8,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Benham at 8,000 yards
CL Natori engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages KV Thyme at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages xAP Taroona at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dunlap at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages CA Atago at 8,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Fuso
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai, on fire
CL Sendai
CL Natori
DD Akigumo
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Kuroshio, heavy fires
DD Hatsukaze
DD Shiranui
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
DD Hammann, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Benham, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Bulmer
DD Banckert, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Stronghold
KV Thyme, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAP Taroona, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (9 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 10% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Hammann at 12,000 yards
Massive explosion on KV Thyme
BB Fuso engages KV Thyme at 12,000 yards
DD Hammann engages DD Makigumo at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Dunlap at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Dunlap at 11,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages DD Makigumo at 11,000 yards
BB Fuso engages DD Benham at 11,000 yards
DD Hammann engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
DD Dunlap engages CA Atago at 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Benham at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Hammann at 9,000 yards
KV Thyme sunk by CL Sendai at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Dunlap at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages DD Stronghold at 5,000 yards
DD Dunlap sunk by BB Hiei at 5,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Hammann at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Makigumo at 7,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Banckert at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Kazegumo at 7,000 yards
CL Natori engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Benham at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Hammann at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
BB Hiei engages DD Benham at 8,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Benham at 8,000 yards
DD Benham engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Makigumo at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Benham at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages DD Makigumo at 10,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Benham at 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Benham at 10,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Ayanami at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Benham sunk by CA Takao at 8,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages DD Stronghold at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Banckert at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages DD Stronghold at 12,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

All ships made it back one CA was the worst damaged, but not much major.

Most Allied troops and supply however seemed to have landed before we met the Allied TFs.

The Allies TOOK REVENGE however and sank 2 CVEs from me, by a suprise fast movement of all his remaining carriers - which are not much. But we had only a smaller CVE/CS force for raiding. We sank some tankers and part of a troop convoi. The Allied claims we destroyed the better part of a division but I doubt it, may be dissinfo from his part. Well his move was a good one, as soon my 2 fast big CVs arrived in the area (which was north of Fiji roughly) as re-inforcements all 2 with radar updates and bigger fighter units - updated to Zero M5 - the enemy CV fleet was gone. This was a perfect example of hit and run and I also wrote him that this was good play. But a bit lazy on my part, we had a long range search from Nauru which actually picked up that fleet (coming from Ndeni) but only showed some CLs and DDs no CVs or planes. I thought it were some damaged cruisers or in need of update going back to PH. In fact it seems this sighting was the CV fleet. I also alomost ran out of fuel, some ships needed to refuel others at see, so we could not run north fast enough. Also in the 2nd face all the Rufe seaplanes would not (20 with good pilots) and a bunch of petes on CAP all did not defend, it seems too rough weather. Well, it was quite a another failed sea-air operation from me....

The Allies said, they did not get the big CVE reported as sunk, guess I gave him some info. But good to know the Allies suffer from FOW too

Our subs near Lunga, Kira, Ndeni took it on the chin, many damaged and 2 even sunk. He runs many small fleets around and his fast surface fleets are not hit by subs. Only damaged or slow ships. At one point I set a bigger VAL unit at Munda to 1 hex range to much and they intercepted a small AM fleet - almost the complete unit shot down. Only 10 Zeros escorted, we lost 20+ planes to only 2 or 3 ops losses for the Allies.

Otherwise he again sent an amphib fleet to Lunga, we can not intercept them all teh time and many ships in repair, so his troops at Lunga are quite strong meanwhile and supplied I guess. However our forts reached 3, he did not bomb for some turns now so we could build up there. Tassa has 4 forts. We have a crack Tojo unit there and one of the Zero M2 should be soon able to update to M5. Then we have all supererior planes to P40,39 etc. I set nav bombers back to train or only asw, search on shorter range, as the enemy CAP in the area is just too strong.

North = Aleutians, Hokaido, Kuriles... areas:

Not much, not even sub action on either side, our 2-3 subs we keep their find nothing, and the Allied subs dito

Good for our resource convois. We stepped up air asw too, as well changed also routes for tankers to and from SRA - so far good meassure even if the way is longer (often using coastal routes) no tanker from ours harmed for some turns now [8D]

Other sub & small ship action:

Not much, only "minor" sub action, no big or important ships hit on both sides in the last game days.

Economy, production, research, politics:

Looks good, Zero M5, Tojo and now also HelenIIa are in good production, all important planes. Some Judy and Jill research repaired and we have 3x30 for the Ki100 Tony also now. Most convois reach the home islands in one piece, so stocks also look ok, compared to what others post (perhaps even a bit better, but this is scen2 so we get more stuff at the beginning)...

In CHINA, the first attack on Chungking:

round combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 110071 troops, 1176 guns, 855 vehicles, Assault Value = 4587

Defending force 84516 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2111

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 1778

Allied adjusted defense: 3041

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
11111 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 899 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 160 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 164 disabled
Vehicles lost 99 (10 destroyed, 89 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6006 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 133 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 312 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 59 disabled

And the BRITISH attack Jamshedpur:

Ground combat at Jamshedpur (51,34)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30548 troops, 550 guns, 645 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091

Defending force 24465 troops, 370 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 845

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 465

Japanese adjusted defense: 1601

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
540 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2278 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 301 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 52 (4 destroyed, 48 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:45 pm

I forgot to report, that we lost 3 good DDs the turn before the above sea battles in the south, I had send them out to perhapsget rid of the AM, YP, DMS etc. small fleets that harras my subs and clear my mines, but they ran into above SF cruiser fleet. But they provided the intel leading to the sinking of 2-3 Allied CAs and 1-2 probable CL.

Also update on Kungming - the Allies have re-inforced their position their are also Indian refugee troops from Burma. We need to send to more there. If we beat the one Chinese out of supply horde which still blocks a big road and perhaps take Chungking enough troops will be free to send the Kungming. Until then we only can bombard and bomb the airfield to prevent fort building. Which is done by Nells from Burma (I put the best torp pilots in reserve before sending them to bomb land targets btw).

Again the Kongo class BB performed not the best btw in above battle, most damaged was dealed by Fuso and 2-3 of the CAs. Also the Kongo was not hit much itself as if it was only distant observer [8|]

So my "not so good ships" list in the main forum seems pretty spot on, esp. the Fuso class which I praised as one of the best on paper proved they are. They one Fuso dealed a lot of hits but what it received can all be repaired at Rabaul [&o] Only the "bad" CLs did better this time (1st battle, only 1 CL with major damage)and Yugumo, Kagero all seem to good resist and hit sometimes, but only with guns. Thsi sucks - whats wrong with our damn torps

Alpha77 · Post by **Alpha77** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:29 am

An update as major events happened as of 25.08.42

China:

Latest DA at Chungking dropped another fort level:

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147242 troops, 1595 guns, 992 vehicles, Assault Value = 5286

Defending force 86866 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2191

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 3425

Allied adjusted defense: 2639

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
15739 casualties reported
Squads: 138 destroyed, 1271 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 169 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 80 disabled
Guns lost 144 (6 destroyed, 138 disabled)
Vehicles lost 117 (7 destroyed, 110 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2728 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 382 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 168 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 57 disabled
Guns lost 34 (5 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Chinese try counter attacks at the Sian road and at Kungming but all fail, here the one at Kungming:

Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)
Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16466 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 691

Defending force 18052 troops, 206 guns, 211 vehicles, Assault Value = 591

Allied adjusted assault: 368

Japanese adjusted defense: 2386

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2078 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 273 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units: (see some Indian units fed to there)
BFF Brigade
54th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
2nd Reserve Division
NCAC
200th Chinese Division
11th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force
China Air TaskForce
22nd New Chinese Division

Defending units:
7th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
Yokosuka Assault SNLF
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

India:

Some air battles, mostly not conclusive but sometimes we shoot down more (the other times it looks like more 1-1 in losses, we need more fighters, luckily I can send some from China, Chunkging fields are trashed no enemy fighters can base there, so I do not need to own fighters anymore Perhaps also buy out a training IJ air unit from Korea)

They bomb our troops but thanks to the terrain, forts and some AA our losses are light

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 52,32 , near Ranchi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9 (LR CAP only few show up every turn, I need to try set them with drop tanks like suggested in forum, so they might stay longer and more show up??)

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 9
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson IIIa x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
Lysander II x 11
Mohawk IV x 12
Wellington Ic x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Hudson III (LR) x 4
Kittyhawk IA x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-400 Airacobra x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed by flak
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

This went a bit better:

Morning Air attack on 6th Guards Division, at 51,34 (Jamshedpur)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
Blenheim IV x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Lysander II x 12
Mohawk IV x 3
Hudson III (LR) x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Lysander II: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

The Allies still lay siege to Jamshedpur and also tried another attack, this time even a SA (fails):

Ground combat at Jamshedpur (51,34)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 39490 troops, 822 guns, 893 vehicles, Assault Value = 875

Defending force 41148 troops, 513 guns, 697 vehicles, Assault Value = 1161

Allied adjusted assault: 443

Japanese adjusted defense: 1543

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
822 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4123 casualties reported
Squads: 159 destroyed, 147 disabled
Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 86 (37 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (10 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Brigade
26th Indian Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
23rd British Brigade
5th British Brigade
88th Indian Brigade
3/6 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
6th British Brigade
20th Indian Division
4th British Brigade
16th British Brigade
2nd Recce Regiment
267th Armoured Brigade
14th British Brigade
75th IAC Regiment
45th Recce Regiment
1/1 Det. South Ind
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Tank Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
4th Guards Division
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Southern Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion

We had send another tk reg and a complete div to re-inforce (just in time [:)] These are so called "Guards divs" that are scen2 present to the IJ. They start only with weak morale and exp and have fewer assets than standard IJA divs. But meanwhile at least 2 of them gained all mor and exp (one is now at 65 while most other regular divs are in the 80ties range, and proved so far still superior to Indian troops. In 43 the enemy squads get better tho)

We also started an offensive move in India, we march to Ranchi. It is not important has no worthwhile industry, but a lot of enemy planes based there and perhaps the garrison is now weaker when so many units siege Jamshedpur. We will find out..also of note the terrain there also favours the defender. Normally I would not have interest in the place but the airbases are very near to our area and if many fighting units left to attack Jamshedpur their might be a chance...

Australia:

The AU had send 2 advance units which reached Darwin, we bombed them with a Nell and Sally unit and then a DA from all units at Darwin (only 1 TK reg is stronger) and beat them back. It was a close battle tho. Now 13 (!) enemy units have reached the Darwin hex. Small CL fleet and bombers will try to weaken them in the next turns.

South:

LATER the carnage

North = Aleutians, Hokaido, Kuriles... areas:

Other sub & small ship action:

Economy, production, research, politics:

See the latest ship losses (without small AK/AKLS, filtered out), we lost now all of what other IJ players still have as "mini KB", all CVEs, CVLs (except one) and a (one) CV were lost. Which proves the title of the this thread. Quite foolish, but the Allies also did some good work catching them and Allies planes always get through somehwo. Esp. if the IJ enemy relies to Rufe Zeros as part of the CAP, looks like none showed up - which might be due to bad weather. Also of note in the list is an US DD lost to own MK6 mine. Lets hope at least these few DD losses of the Allies are true:

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Here is the CR for the DD Henley:

TF 254 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)

Allied Ships
DD Henley, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allies laid a lot of mines at Lunga, more then we have. Would be cool if they lost a won ship on these [:D]

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