Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Home work was kind of all encompassing....Let's see...there's the wife's little projects, the job requirements, and
uh, yes, more work in the "manual"....[X(]

ps. Golf clap everybody, Zulu wins the club open tourney over the weekend. The really good part is, it was
the only time it was not raining, got to let wife's stuff "slide".[;)]

I don't play. I'm so bad at golf I give the game a bad name just by watching it.

SO! You are the reason that golf spelled backward is flog! [:D]

[zuluhour]

hmmmm Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer, I learn a lot when I watch them.[X(]

[witpqs]

1942 May 04

INVADED
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Loemadjang is occupied by the Allies
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sawahloento !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• 1 sub sighted off San Francisco.

YMS-99 sighted by Japanese Fighter Bomber at 218,70 near San Francisco
TF 363 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 216,73 near San Francisco

Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Brisbane airfield is now size 8, and the the doubling of air support comes at a good time with enemy activity in the area.

• None of the sightings we had yesterday. A Catalina Sqn at Sydney has been taken off training and moved to Cairns to search the Gulf of Carpentaria. Naval search from Darwin has been reassigned to cover eastward.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Seems a mismatch.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Asagao
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
HDML P 7
HDML P 17
HDML P 19
HDML P 20
HDML P 21, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 22, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 23, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Fukada L. crosses the 'T'
HDML P 23 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards
HDML P 22 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards
HDML P 21 sunk by BB Fuso at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

In the way long enough to abort the bomberdment.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Asagao
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
HDML P 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 17, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 19, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 20, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
BB Fuso engages HDML P 20 at 20,000 yards
BB Fuso engages HDML P 7 at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
BB Nagato engages HDML P 20 at 18,000 yards
BB Nagato engages HDML P 19 at 18,000 yards
DD Asagao engages HDML P 7 at 18,000 yards
DD Sanae engages HDML P 7 at 18,000 yards
DD Kuretake engages HDML P 19 at 18,000 yards
DD Wakatake engages HDML P 17 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
BB Nagato engages HDML P 20 at 17,000 yards
DD Yugao engages HDML P 7 at 17,000 yards
DD Asagao engages HDML P 7 at 17,000 yards
DD Sanae engages HDML P 19 at 17,000 yards
Massive explosion on HDML P 7
HDML P 7 sunk by DD Wakatake at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
BB Fuso engages HDML P 20 at 15,000 yards
HDML P 20 sunk by CA Nachi at 15,000 yards
DD Yugao engages HDML P 19 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
HDML P 19 sunk by BB Nagato at 14,000 yards
HDML P 17 sunk by BB Nagato at 14,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

It's more traditional for them to clear mines the other way!

TF 291 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Ships
DD Asagao
DD Sanae
DD Wakatake

6 mines cleared

• I am certain the attack counted on a nice big battleship bombardment which didn't happen and on IMperial CAP keeping our bombers at bay which didn't happen.

Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24716 troops, 202 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 717

Defending force 18529 troops, 212 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 390

Japanese adjusted assault: 160

Allied adjusted defense: 447

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: morale(-)
Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2074 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 203 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1332 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
38th Division
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
3rd Cav Sqdn
II Marechausse Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
Tjilitjap Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
VIII KNIL Battalion
Tjepoe Cdo
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
XIII KNIL Battalion
6th Cav Sqdn
II KNIL Battalion
I KNIL Battalion
V KNIL Battalion
III Landstorm Cdo
II Landstorm Cdo
Groep Zud
III KNIL Battalion
Marinier Battalion
1e-VLG-II Sup Afd
NI-MLD
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
Tjiitjap KM Base Force
Soerabaja Defenses
2e-VLG-II Sup Afd
Soerabaja KM Base Force
3e-VLG-V Sup Afd
VkA-1 Sup Afd
1e-VLG-IV Sup Afd
3e-VLG-IV Sup Afd
Andir ML Base Force
2e-VLG-IV Sup Afd
HQ II KNIL Division
Madoeng Defenses
VkA-2 Sup Afd

• Looks like a one day reprieve.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 354 troops, 0 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 737 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 31

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5th Cav Sqdn
HQ III KNIL Division

• Our fliers are hitting the enemy ground units at Soerabaja and our subs are sending torpedoes after ships.


China
• These two are undead units tasked to block LOC.

Ground combat at 81,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13602 troops, 88 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

Defending force 1724 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese adjusted assault: 143

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
898 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
61st Infantry Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
5th New Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• A 2-sub TF is sighted off of Colombo.

TF 146 sights Japanese Float Plane at 40,8 near Karachi
Catalina I reports object near surface at 28, 47 near Colombo

• An AD would be nice to see sink.

Submarine attack near Langkawi at 48,71

Japanese Ships
AD Koshu Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

AD Koshu Maru #2 is sighted by SS Trusty
SS Trusty launches 4 torpedoes

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Quiet.


Complete combat report attached.

[Macclan5]

Curious to your thoughts.

If the KB is essentially moving to the Coral Sea...

It would appear the Surface TF and Subs around Columbo / Karachi / Western India are perhaps mearly raiders and spoilers ?

Early days I realize but can you account for any 'mini KB' in the Indian Ocean ?

Lots of Naval Search Coverage out of Calcutta / Chittatong / Madras etc?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Curious to your thoughts.

If the KB is essentially moving to the Coral Sea...
I do not consider it certain KB1 is moving to the Coral Sea. Looking at my search coverage it is possible KB1 pulled back to the NW or even moved S into the Gulf of Carpentaria, hence realigning search. Of course we all know they could already be in the Coral Sea and were simply missed by search!

It would appear the Surface TF and Subs around Columbo / Karachi / Western India are perhaps mearly raiders and spoilers ?
I think so; good search assets in that theater are too few. I have a couple of short-ranged subs patrolling the gap between search from Diego Garcia and the map edge but they are less reliable than air search.

Early days I realize but can you account for any 'mini KB' in the Indian Ocean ?
Not at all. Actual sightings of carriers I am reporting every turn. When I REALLY think I know where a carrier group is I report that too provided it is in some threatening position. Guesses I don't much bother writing, but in this case I don't even have a guess. There was a small carrier group in the western Java Sea a while back which could be anywhere by now.

Lots of Naval Search Coverage out of Calcutta / Chittatong / Madras etc?
None. I had a Catalina Sqn operating from Diamond Harbour (near Calcutta) when I had unaccounted for sightings of aircraft west of the tip of India. Given the porous search coverage those could have been from carriers which slipped in undetected, so I moved that Catalina Sqn from Diamond Barbour to that area.

From Diamond Harbour the approach skirting around the Bay of Bengal to avoid presumed Allied search coverage was itself covered. Once moved the two destroyers could have moved around the perimeter of the Bay to a position near Trincomalee then sprinted to the attack. I don't know if that's what they did but it is one possible route. They could also have come by the map edge or simply sailed through search coverage during a day of bad weather then sprinted.

[witpqs]

1942 May 05

INVADED
Amphibious TF 143 offshore of Koepang
Amphibious TF 161 offshore of Alor
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco and Los Angeles.


Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Fuel and Supply unloading at Wellington.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• How this happened I just don't know.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 354 troops, 0 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 723 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 16

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

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

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5th Cav Sqdn
HQ III KNIL Division

• It's possible the invasion of bases on Timor was backed up by KB1 holding beyond our search range and the appearance of KB1 near Horn Island was either out of frustration at our lack of response or itself in response to some Intel.

• Our fliers continue striking and their numbers continue shrinking.


China
• The two Imperial infiltrators SW of Ankang (1st Ind.Mixed Brigade, 61st Infantry Brigade) have begun moving westward toward a prepared position with one infantry unit. Three artillery units were already on the way and two undead infantry units which were prepositioned are now responding.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

• The pipeline between Abadan and Karachi is now empty. Ships are conducting minor repairs before setting out with at least minimal escort. The surviving escorts from Colombo (the two groups which were patrolling at sea) and those from Bombay are in port at Bombay to upgrade and repair.

• A third Chinese Army unit has made it to Ledo and will take replacements as fast as possible (Rest mode) and upgrade their artillery.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Quiet.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 May 05

The remaining part of China in play (and two bases off pic to the north we still hold).

[witpqs]

1942 May 05

Bonus overview map.

[BBfanboy]

Looks like you got a bad case of the measles there, Argletonian! You need to apply some CV bombs to soothe the itch!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like you got a bad case of the measles there, Argletonian! You need to apply some CV bombs to soothe the itch!

That's "balms". [:'(]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like you got a bad case of the measles there, Argletonian! You need to apply some CV bombs to soothe the itch!

That's "balms". [:'(]

I used the homonym so that you could apply it in game. Thus the mention of CV, although LBA might eliminate some red spots too!

[witpqs]

1942 May 06

INVADED
Amphibious TF 143 unloading at Koepang
Amphibious TF 161 unloading at Alor
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja, Koepang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Loemadjang is occupied by the Japanese
Probolinggo is occupied by the Allies
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco and Los Angeles.


Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Fuel and Supply unloading at Wellington.

• We have a merchant unloading supply at Darwin, obviously in danger from any IJN surface patrol, plus aircraft once they set up search from Timor.

• Several convoys are loading resources at Port Hedland. After the current stream clears through convoys will be sent only one at a time.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Barely held on today!

Ground combat 1942-05-06 Koepang 68,116

Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5345 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 1111 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 47

Allied adjusted defense: 17

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade

Defending units:
Timor Cdo

• In the western Banda Sea, must be headed for the Timor/Alor area.

Submarine attack near Larantoeka at 67,111

Japanese Ships
AV Sanuki Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

AV Sanuki Maru is sighted by SS Spearfish
SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes

China
• Undead. They will go right back for another bite.

Ground combat at 82,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

Defending force 507 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
59th Infantry Brigade

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 40 mines laid.

Task Force 166 lays minefield near Oita ( 104 , 60) and sets course for Pearl Harbor

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 May 07

INVADED
Amphibious TF 143 unloading at Koepang
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Pantar is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Probolinggo !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.


Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• A TF of 4 enemy subs is 2 hexes east of Sydney. Presumed mine laying mission.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Oi!

Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Shell hits 1

Amboina Defenses firing at CL Oi

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3751 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Defending force 2610 troops, 42 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 40

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Amboina Defenses
Laha ML Base Force
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2047 troops, 28 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 3643 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Assaulting units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Laha ML Base Force
Amboina Defenses
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment

So Ambon holds for now.

• End of the story on Borneo.

Ground combat at 63,96 (near Melak)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1276 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 7 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
Miura Det

Defending units:
II Samarinda Cdo

• It happened again.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 711 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 19

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

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

Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5th Cav Sqdn
HQ III KNIL Division

• Koepang falls.

Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5701 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 1017 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese adjusted assault: 97

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1118 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade

Defending units:
Timor Cdo

China
• The western infiltration positions have pulled back so it looks like some realignment is in process.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• 18th Australian Bde and 2/2 Pion Bde are now at Chittagong. Another Chinese Army unit has made it to Ledo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Quiet.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 May 08

INVADED
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings but convoy activity in line with that of a few days ago mitigates that KB1 might be in or near the Coral Sea but simply be unsighted.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.

TF 359 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 216,70 near San Francisco
TF 67 observes E14Y1 Glen at 218,70 near San Francisco

Pacific
• Bad aim?

Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 126,113

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuraido Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling

xAK Kuraido Maru is sighted by SS Grayling
SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kuraido Maru

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney and Brisbane. We lost a DMS on mine sweeping duty to a dastardly sub.

Sub attack near Newcastle at 92,167

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DMS Dorsey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard

SS I-16 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Dorsey
DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Southard fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Lots of TF/convoy activity passing around the tip of New Guinea to Port Moresby. Three separate groups of ships were seen during combat but only one at the end of the day. That group shows as 2x CL, 2x DD and was attacked by B-17's without effect.

ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,134

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher is located by PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,134

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Kyo Maru #7
PB Tama Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher is located by PB Toshi Maru #3
Thresher diving deep ....
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Tama Maru #8 cannot establish contact with SS Thresher
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• This seems a bit overkill.

4th Division is planning for an attack on Horn Island.

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Celebes has fallen; we still have mines at Kendari.

Ground combat at Kendari (70,106)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4062 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 1044 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Japanese adjusted assault: 106

Allied adjusted defense: 27

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1200 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Kendari KNIL Cdo
Kendari ML Base Force

• Higher HQ assures us that evacuation convoy for the 20th Infantry Regiment will be here any day now.

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3679 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Defending force 2532 troops, 42 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 106

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 0)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Laha ML Base Force
Amboina Defenses
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1951 troops, 27 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 3596 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Assaulting units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Amboina Defenses
Laha ML Base Force
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment

• Our fliers keep striking but are thwarted by enemy LRCAP.


China
• Staying alive and burning time!

Ground combat at 81,29 (near Sining)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14550 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 902 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 434

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
299 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
26th Division

Defending units:
34th Separate Brigade

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

Hudson I from No.8 Sqn RAAF attacking a Japanese SS at 92,167

• Another Chinese Army unit has arrived at Ledo and begun taking replacements as fast as possible (Rest mode).

• Ledo was attacked by Imperial sweepers today, which I believe was the first time. Our Buffaloes will need some help.

Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

• In still more Ledo news: NCAC HQ has been airlifted to Ledo from Tsuyung.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Hmm; those torpedoes went right under the target...

Submarine attack near Shanghai at 96,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamakaze Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

xAK Yamakaze Maru is sighted by SS Tambor
SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamakaze Maru

Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

Judging by your bonus strategic map, I think he is behind schedule or has a dastardly plan about to unfold. I understand taking ones time
in the PI but not by ignoring Australia and India at this point. I would hazard a guess you are facing some sort of incursion in the India area
but it is only conjecture based on his apparent lack of interest in Australia proper. He has to assume the place you would be strongest now
would be SoPac and SwPac in so far as US dispositions are concerned. Two tin pennies from the peanut gallery.

[witpqs]

1942 May 09

INVADED
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Lomblen is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB1 is 1 hex west of Terapo.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor and Lihue.


Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• KB1 is 1 hex west of Terapo. Many of our subs in the area report being sighted by aircraft. A number of the subs which responded from Brisbane staged in mid-Coral Sea awaiting a target and are now proceed to the northern Coral Sea.

• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• Fuel unloading at Wellington.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Whittling them down; a few squads at a time.

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 8
B-339-23 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 2 damaged
B-339-23: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x DB-7B bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x DB-7B bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead

• Obviously preparing the beaches for the 20th Infantry Regiment's evacuation.

Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Chokai

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Runway hits 1

CA Ashigara firing at Amboina Defenses
Amboina Defenses firing at CA Ashigara
CA Chokai firing at Ambon

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1944 troops, 25 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 3611 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

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

Assaulting units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Laha ML Base Force
Amboina Defenses
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment

China
• We took the bigger hit, but the Empire is embarrassed by these results.

Ground combat at 83,31 (near Ningsia)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5975 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Defending force 4153 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps

• The middle infiltrator has moved again and we have units vectored to cut it off before it can get to a road.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Colombo and Karachi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
•

Submarine attack near Shanghai at 96,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Tamahoko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

xAK Tamahoko Maru is sighted by SS Tambor
SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tamahoko Maru

Submarine attack near Shanghai at 94,55

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

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

xAK Seikyo Maru is sighted by SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Seikyo Maru

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

It looks as though the IJN is covering for a pickup of troops at Port Moresby, which makes sense coupled with the recent SigInt about 4th Division preparing for an assault on Horn Island.

[witpqs]

1942 May 10

INVADED
Amphibious TF 161 offshore of Larantoeka
Batavia, Changsha, Ambon, Soerabaja are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Salajar is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!



Overall
• KB1 is probably near Horn Island of in the northern Coral Sea; KB2 is just west of Koepang.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.


Pacific
• Ships passing.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• On the way back to Perth after unloading supplies at Darwin. That SLOC is now closed.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truscott at 69,123

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
B5N2 Kate x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Bengalen, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
AM Penguin, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

I wonder how much those torpedoes cost? Do I get a VP bonus?

• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• Fuel unloading at Wellington.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• "By God, that's cutting them down to size!"

Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,102

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DMS W-13, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

• Bullies.

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Defending force 672 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
L-18 Lodestar: 5 destroyed

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

Allied ground losses:
705 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
5th Cav Sqdn
HQ III KNIL Division

• Why keep bombarding them? To burn Supply and leave less for the Empire.

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1960 troops, 25 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 3680 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

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

Assaulting units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Amboina Defenses
Laha ML Base Force
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Defending units:
20th Infantry Regiment

China
• Retreated again, gaining more time.

Ground combat at 83,31 (near Ningsia)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5994 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 3944 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 230

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), 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:
1268 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps

• It's always a shock when the undead attack!

Ground combat at 82,39 (near Sian)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 390 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Defending force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 325

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99

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

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

Assaulting units:
17th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
59th Infantry Brigade

• This had to be armour-only but it shows our currently great supply weakness at this spot. We are moving up two units from Sian; hopefully they will arrive in time.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42782 troops, 485 guns, 767 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221

Defending force 40042 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 726

Japanese adjusted assault: 109

Allied adjusted defense: 1063

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9

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

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
3rd Division
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Quiet.


Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

I have to update Monkey.....

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I have to update Monkey.....

Are you still using the old one?