Yamamoto's dream (tomamars J VS Sundowners A)

[tomamars]

Our picket around Midway gets jumped by US DMs but still manages to land a nice punch on one of them before they sunk him:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 158,91, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DM Gamble
DM Montgomery, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DM Tracy
DM Preble

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 28,000 yards

[tomamars]

As it happens, slow KB is around Midway but is chooses not to engage DMs but to hit the airfield instead:

Afternoon Air attack on Midway Island , at 158,91

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 96 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 22
D3A1 Val x 21

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
TBD-1 Devastator: 7 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

[tomamars]

PI AREA:

KB intervenes against enemy in Cagayan after we denied them their forts with decent success:

Morning Air attack on 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment, at 79,89 (Cagayan)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 89
D3A1 Val x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[tomamars]

Allied bombardment attack turns against attackers:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3045 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 218

Defending force 7558 troops, 93 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
III Philippine Corps
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
102nd PA Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF

This Mindanao operation has proven to be too long and too tedious for my taste. Perhaps we could simply isolate and bypass Allies for the time being and return after their supply situation turns them red? Could we have taken out those B17s and P40s simply by trashing Cagayan airfield? Things to ponder on...

[tomamars]

MALAYAN THEATER:

After all the action yesterday not to many ships engaged in it were in shape to fight again so our invasion fleet came out of it unscathed:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Minegumo
DD Yudachi
DD Shinonome
DD Shirakumo
TB Kari
AK Kinka Maru
AK Tosan Maru
xAK Nankai Maru
xAP Miike Maru
xAP Huso Maru

Allied Ships
CL Ceres
CL Caledon
DD Electra, on fire, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

[tomamars]

Situation around Palembang shows Allied fleet being totally surrounded by our TFs. Are we able to capitalize on it?

[tomamars]

Our southern fleet rushes in to take Allies out:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
DD Arashi
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
CL Ceres, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
CL Caledon, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
DD Electra, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards

[tomamars]

Nates go sweeping on Allied formation in clear terrain again with good success:

Afternoon Air attack on 223 Group RAF , at 49,80 , near Malacca

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

[tomamars]

First attack on Palembang fails to achieve 3:1 and also drops down forts to 1. Maybe we’ll try tomorrow:

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3547 troops, 115 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 1475 troops, 26 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese adjusted assault: 62

Allied adjusted defense: 28

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Palembang Base Force

[tomamars]

CHINA:

Chinese infantry in the open calls for bombs to be dropped on them:



Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 20
G4M1 Betty x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 84,55 , near Nanchang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[tomamars]

As an prelude to Chengchow operation we went out to clear any enemy formations which might cut us off - especially those in clear terrain. So we bumped on single Chinese Corps east of Nanyang with a division and two tank regiments - and still failed to achieve more than 1:1. We’ll have another go tomorrow or day after...

Ground combat at 86,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13459 troops, 94 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 551

Defending force 9383 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 366

Japanese adjusted assault: 306

Allied adjusted defense: 164

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
756 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
932 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
90th Chinese Corps

[tomamars]

2.1.1942 BATTLE OF KARIMATA STRAIT 3

CENT.PAC. AREA

Our battered CL flotilla just can’t get a break, for a third day in a row enemy CAs are on them:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Nikunau at 140,131, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Shell hits 3
CL Yubari
DD Sazanami
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Dunlap
DD Drayton
DD Porter

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Abemama at 140,130, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Yubari
DD Sazanami
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Dunlap
DD Drayton
DD Porter

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 139,129, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Yubari
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 3
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Dunlap
DD Drayton, heavy damage
DD Porter

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards

[tomamars]

Our subs patrolling US West coast are making lack of US escorts felt:

Submarine attack near San Francisco at 216,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
xAK Andrea Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Andrea Luckenbach is sighted by SS I-21
SS I-21 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Andrea Luckenbach

[tomamars]

Day after attack on Midway airfield, KB detects much juicier target - APs carrying reinforcements for Midway:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 26
D3A1 Val x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Smith, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Perkins
AP President Monroe, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP President Polk, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP President Jackson, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Allied ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

[tomamars]

PI AREA:

After taking of Batangas, our plan to turn it into BB replenishment port is taking it’s shape. AKEs have arrived but there is still problem of mines around Bataan. To deal with it, we’ve decided to send at least 10 1 point AMc-s in a kamikaze mission against mines and guns of Bataan. First victims fall bravely for the Emperor:

TF 394 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMc Seki Maru #3, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Manila Bay Defenses firing at AMc Seki Maru #3
Manila Bay Defenses firing at AMc Fumi Maru #2
AMc Fumi Maru #2 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
49 mines cleared

Just SI of Balikpapan, our DMS flotilla was jumped by same force that almost sunk CVL Ryujo the other day, but is not as lucky as the luckiest ship in Japanese fleet:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 66,98, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-15, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DMS W-19, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
DD Barker
DD Paul Jones
DD Pillsbury
DD Whipple
DD Vampire
DD Evertsen
DD Stronghold

Reduced visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards

[tomamars]

KB providing close air support over our battered troops in Cagayan really makes all the difference in the World:

Afternoon Air attack on 102nd PA Infantry Division, at 79,89 (Cagayan)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 63
D3A1 Val x 57

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Despite being bombed into oblivion, hard pressed Allies in Cagayan make desperate bombardment attack on its attackers - and fail, again:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2902 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Defending force 7710 troops, 93 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 204

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
III Philippine Corps
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
102nd PA Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF

[tomamars]

MALAYAN THEATER:

After two days of bitter fighting, Allied cruiser force desperately tries to find shelter in Batavia, but its slow, damaged and totally surrounded by Japanese seeking revenge for CA Takao. First encounter of the night is no other but Takao’s battered escort, Asagumo, fleeing the scene:



Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,92, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Hobart
CL Enterprise
CL Dauntless
CL Glasgow
CL Capetown

Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

Asagumo runs and lives to fight another day...

[tomamars]

In the second encounter of the night, CA Suzuya rushes in and takes another scalp, no other than flag ship of Allied fleet, CA Exeter:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,93, Range 6,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 7
DD Arashi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CL Dauntless
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 4
CL Capetown, Shell hits 5, heavy fires

Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

[tomamars]

Than, small TB TF swarms in and tries its luck against battered and demoralized Allies but to no avail:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,93, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori, Shell hits 2, on fire
TB Manazuru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Hobart, on fire
CL Enterprise
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 1
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 2
CL Capetown, heavy fires

Poor visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 4,000 yards

[tomamars]

As the day breaks, CA Mikuma enters the fray and claims two more scalps:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,93, Range 11,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 13, on fire
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Murasame

Allied Ships
CL Hobart, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 15, on fire
CL Dauntless
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
CL Capetown, Shell hits 26, and is sunk

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards