Yamamoto's dream (tomamars J VS Sundowners A)

[tomamars]

Next, small DD TF rushes in to try their luck, but fail to find their targets:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,93, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
CL Hobart, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Enterprise, on fire
CL Dauntless

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

[tomamars]

Than, Suzuya takes another swing and sinks CL Hobart:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,93, Range 15,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Seagull V: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Hobart, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Dauntless

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

[tomamars]

Suzuya again, true hero of the day:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,93, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 1

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

[tomamars]

As the battle comes to an end, CA Chokai rushes in to take its part of the blood:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 51,94, Range 15,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Samidare
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Tsuta
DD Yomogi

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 6, on fire

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

[tomamars]

As our victorious fleet lays waste of Allied cruisers in the waters of Singapore, in air over Singapore another drama begins. After days of successful sweeps, skies are declared safe for bombers so campaign to close Singers’ airfield kicks in - 207 Japanese bombers to be exact:



Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 33
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 33

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 63
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 30
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 20

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


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 9 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

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


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 2

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

[tomamars]

Parallel to bombing campaign against Singapore, IJA fighter are continuing in providing advancing troops with close air support:

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

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Also attacking 109th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 223 Group RAF ...
Also attacking 109th RAF Base Force ...

[tomamars]

Although we are successful in naval operations around Palembang, our ground forces are ineffective. Instead of grabbing Palembang in the fist day, we’ll need third DA to break Allied resistance. This fills me with dread because there is no telling what damage will this cause to oil and refineries:

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3425 troops, 114 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 1451 troops, 26 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 46

Allied adjusted defense: 25

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

SS Sculpin tries to penetrate Shangai harbor and meets the same fate as many others before her:

TF 326 encounters mine field at Shanghai (92,55)

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, Mine hits 1

As sky clears over Southern China, poor Chinese solders caught in the open feel full wrath of IJN and IJA bombers:



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

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[tomamars]

Day two of clashes east of Nanyang and our troops finally redeem themselves:

Ground combat at 86,45 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12803 troops, 94 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 8486 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248

Japanese adjusted assault: 357

Allied adjusted defense: 66

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2815 casualties reported
Squads: 114 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
90th Chinese Corps

Days of constant bombing have obviously taken its toll on poor Chinese 28th Corps and our division makes quick work on them:

Ground combat at 85,55 (near Nanchang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12815 troops, 120 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 6292 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Japanese adjusted assault: 438

Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3606 casualties reported
Squads: 200 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 181 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
33rd Division

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps

[tomamars]

3.1.1942 DESISTER AT PALEMBANG

HOME ISLANDS

Another enemy sub hits a mine in one of our ports:

TF 280 encounters mine field at Yokohama/Yokosuka (113,61)

Allied Ships
SS Tuna, Mine hits 1, on fire



CENT.PAC. AREA

Our successful sub campaign off California coast continues:

Submarine attack near San Francisco at 217,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Atlanta City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Atlanta City is sighted by SS I-19
SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Atlanta City

In a desperate attempt to save last remaining CL from our failed expedition against Canton Island, Kwailein has dispatched small DD TF (Kamikaze class, naturally...) to distract Americans for long enough so Yubari can get into Betty range:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 137,125, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite, Shell hits 1
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven, Shell hits 1
DD Gridley, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD McCall
DD Dunlap

Poor visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T'

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 137,124, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven
DD McCall

Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 137,124, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CL Concord
DD Craven, on fire
DD McCall

Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T'

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 137,124, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 3
CL Concord
DD Craven
DD McCall

Low visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 15,000 yards

Brave Kamikaze DD Oite storms ahead against far greater Allied force and ends up with 64 sys and 42 fire - end of the road for him...

[tomamars]

Around Midway, Allies have Kamikazes of their own:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 161,94, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Akagi, Shell hits 2
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 5
DD Kasumi
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Perkins, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards

Those hits on Akagi have simply brushed off its side armor so mighty carrier continues its mission unopposed:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 161,94

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Smith, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Smith


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 163,95

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Jackson, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 44 disabled
Vehicles lost 50 (18 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

After today's action, KB has begun siege of Midway, troopships are already on their way.

[tomamars]

PI AREA:

Our AMc kamikaze deminings of Bataan continues:

TF 140 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMc Banshu Maru #8, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Manila Bay Defenses firing at AMc Banshu Maru #8
AMc Banshu Maru #8 firing at Manila Bay Defenses
26 mines cleared

Fast KB continues pummeling defenders of Cagayan with devastating effect:

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

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N2 Kate x 64
D3A1 Val x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

After three days of constant raining of death from above, IJA finally finds strength to make one final effort to take the vital airbase - and it works!!!

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7786 troops, 93 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Defending force 7522 troops, 68 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Japanese adjusted assault: 119

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 11 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
P-26A: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
302 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1550 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 27 (26 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

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

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

Those destroyed B17s were what this was all about - now we can continue on with no worries of oil being bombed after oilfields change hands...

[tomamars]

MALAYAN THEATER:

Last survivor of Battle of Karimata strait gets torpedoed just of Batavia. Such is life...

Sub attack near Batavia at 49,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
CL Caledon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes

Singapore operation continues with casualties on both sides:

Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 78
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 29
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

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


Nates continue with their own little war:

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

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Also attacking 2nd ISF Base Force ...
Also attacking 223 Group RAF ...
Also attacking 2nd ISF Base Force ...


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

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 12

No Japanese losses

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

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

Victims of Nate daily strafing runs finally came upon leading elements of IJA and surrender after short exchange:

Ground combat at 49,78 (near Kuala Lumpur)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5031 troops, 30 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 194

Defending force 1888 troops, 45 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 89

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
14th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
2nd Argylls Battalion
5th Field Regiment

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Ground combat at 49,80 (near Malacca)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1167 troops, 2 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 613 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 53

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Allied ground losses:
821 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
5th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2nd ISF Base Force
223 Group RAF
109th RAF Base Force

[tomamars]

In Sumatra, our fears finally materialize - Palembang falls but oil is trashed! 180 oil, 204 refinery and 4 resources damaged, this will take ages to repair but I wonder if it’s worth the cost anyway. I’ll repair the oil but not refineries or resources - this will put serious strain on our supply but we have no choice since Japan is losing both 10.000 oil AND fuel a day...

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3374 troops, 114 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 1306 troops, 26 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 79

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
956 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

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

CHINA:

Our daily bombings of enemy airbases continue unopposed while our divisions are approaching Chengchow - long term strategic goal in China is to deny enemy all LI centers in South and Eastern China and gradually push Chinese towards Central plains where we will have our final showdown, hopefully in 1942.

[tomamars]

4.1.1942 SUBS IN PACIFIC

CENT.PAC. AREA

Enemy sub lurking around Kwajalein trains its gunnery skills:

Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 132,114

Japanese Ships
xAK Terushima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

xAK Terushima Maru is sighted by SS Nautilus
SS Nautilus attacking on the surface
SS Nautilus low on gun ammo, Brockman, W.H. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

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Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 132,114

Japanese Ships
xAK Terushima Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

xAK Terushima Maru is sighted by SS Nautilus
SS Nautilus launches 2 torpedoes

Our subs joined the fray in the Pacific:

Submarine attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
xAK Utahan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Utahan is sighted by SS I-1
SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Utahan

[tomamars]

PI AREA:

Day after successful mission over Cagayan, KB goes against one of most formidable fortresses in SRA: Tarakan:

Afternoon Air attack on Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 63
D3A1 Val x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

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

Our attack on Iba is a resounding success - only Allied bases remaining in Luzon now are Manila and Bataan:

Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13951 troops, 124 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 480

Defending force 3380 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 221

Allied adjusted defense: 88

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iba !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5036 casualties reported
Squads: 215 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 224 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 78 (78 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
38th Division

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force

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SRA:

In return trip form Palembang towards Balikpapan, CA Chokai group stumbles upon our nemesis: CL Tromp and it’s escorts - and yet again this flotilla manages to evade far more powerful group and continue to pose as threat to us:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Samidare
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tsuta, Shell hits 1
DD Yomogi

Allied Ships
CL Tromp, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Barker
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Whipple, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Vampire
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
DD Stronghold

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 16,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Gilmour C. crosses the 'T'

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MALAYAN THEATER:

DD Wakaba kills its first sub:

ASW attack near Manado at 75,99

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon, hits 6, on fire

SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
Tarpon bottoming out ....
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

And then Dutch take revenge:

Submarine attack near Ketapang at 55,93

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KVII

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

xAK Ryoyo Maru is sighted by SS KVII
SS KVII attacking on the surface

Day after capture of Palembang, enemy bombers arrive, but on the wrong mission - ship attack instead of oil attack. Nonetheless, they are met by the creme de la creme of Japan’s fighter arm and stand no chance:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44 Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

Over Singapore, our bombers make another visit but with much less success than on the previous day, probably due to weather.

One of last roadblocks remaining north of Singapore has been dealt with:

Ground combat at 49,78 (near Kuala Lumpur)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4995 troops, 30 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Defending force 615 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 273

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 273 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
916 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
14th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade

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CHINA:

SS Shark is a real thorn in my side:

Submarine attack near Hong Kong at 77,61

Japanese Ships
xAK Seikai Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Shark

xAK Seikai Maru is sighted by SS Shark
SS Shark attacking xAK Seikai Maru on the surface

After detecting enemy bombers present at Yenan airfield, we decided to pay them a visit:

Morning Air attack on Yenan , at 88,37

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 35

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-III: 2 damaged
SB-III: 3 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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5.1.1942 APROACHING SINGAPORE

CENT.PAC. AREA

Our subs are sinking ships even in South Pacific, nowhere is safe:

Submarine attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Susan Luckenbach is sighted by SS I-1
SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Susan Luckenbach

PI AREA:

In preparation for impending battle for Manila, our bombers went against Manila airfield:

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 35
G4M1 Betty x 30

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 20
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb