Scen026 BabesLite-A Me against Imperial AI Emperor

[Lawless1]

Another small ship that could scare away the IJN. For two days HDML P 12 has intercepted PB Nako Maru #2, xAK Ryuun Maru and xAK Sugiyama Maru from landing at Kalidjati at 50,99. The HDML is only armed with small caliber machine guns.

Bombardment TF catches a enemy TF unloading. Then conducts the bombardment, afterwards on the RTB the SCTF attacks a TF at Ambon.

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Night Naval bombardment of Namlea at 76,108

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Mauritius

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CA Houston firing at Namlea
CL Mauritius firing at Namlea
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 13,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Taigen Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAK Tatuha Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Mauritius
DD Vendetta
DD Kortenaer
DD Evertsen
DD Van Nes
DM Thracian
DD Isis
DD Jupiter
DD C Craven

[Bif1961]

I bet he felt that small convoy was well protected but you left him with the sinking feeling after.

[Lawless1]

I got that sinking feelings... Another one or five fall into the abyss

[Lawless1]

Base captures

420302 Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

420304 Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gorontalo !!! 72,99
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!! 50,99
Japanese forces CAPTURE Billiton !!! 52,93

[Lawless1]

Allies air loses

[Lawless1]

Japan air loses

[Bif1961]

Looking at your score for this date i would say you are doing well. Especially he has more ship loses than you do, buy 600 points.

[Lawless1]

10 Mar 42

Highlights for the past few days

Ambon is still holding out, Imperial Commander AI continues to send small TF to Ambon. Not all are intercepted, so the IJ LCU are slowly building. The base is being supplied by sub and fast transport.

Assaulting units:
Ankei SNLF
9th JNAF Coy

Allied forces
Molukken Garrison Battalion
Timor Garrison Battalion
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
Ternate Det. Base Force
Sorong Det. Base Force
Ambon Base Force


Dutch and British subs (mostly) have been successful in the Makassar Straits and the Java Sea agains IJN shipping.

Reinforcement IJN TF going to Baker Island have been attack by surface and subsurfade forces.

Naval bombardment against Palembang for the last four days

Dang it, Zero now on Bakers Island. Not to worry, another bombardment TF on the way with CVTF in support


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 06, 42
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Submarine attack near Donggala at 67,98
Japanese Ships: CM Tsugaru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS O21

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Submarine attack near Donggala at 66,99
Japanese Ships: xAK Taito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS O19

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Submarine attack near Donggala at 66,99
Japanese Ships: xAK Taito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS O19 Two attacks this turn by O10 with two hits

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Submarine attack near Donggala at 68,98
Japanese Ships: xAKL Narita Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damag
Allied Ships: SS O16

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Sub attack near Donggala at 66,99
Japanese Ships: xAK Senko Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire
Allied Ships: SS O20 SS O20 attacking on the surface

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Madjene at 65,102
Japanese Ships: AG Mamiya, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS KX

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 08, 42
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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,77
Japanese Ships: xAK Clyde Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS KXVI

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Sub attack near Donggala at 67,98
Japanese Ships: xAK Toyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, PB Shinko Maru #3
Allied Ship: SS O16

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Submarine attack near Balikpapan at 65,100
Japanese Ships: xAK Yoneyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS KX

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 149,136, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships: xAK Sinno Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk, xAK Hoeisan Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Portland
CL Raleigh
CL St. Louis
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Cummings
DD Case
DD Porter
DD Gridley T

Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,99
Japanese Ships: xAK Yoneyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships: SS KXIII

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Night Naval bombardment of Baker Island at 149,136

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CL St. Louis
CL Raleigh

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Portland
CA Portland firing at Baker Island
CL St. Louis firing at Baker Island
CL Raleigh firing at Baker Island


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Submarine attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75

Japanese Ships: xAKL Kuramasan Maru

Allied Ships: SS KXV

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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze
CL Yura
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships: SS O16, hits 1 Minior damage

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[Lawless1]

Some maps of various areas for the new few post. Everybody loves maps. No boring text to read over.

First up is the Burma area. Rangoon still holds, only occasional air attacks. Japan has invested in Moulein

All basses on rail line from Dacca to Ledo has been expanded. Supplies being air lifted into China from Ledo

MLR will be mostly along the border and river hexes

[Lawless1]

New up is the area around Midway

PT and SCTF station at Midway,

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New Caledonia area, building up most of the bases on the main island.

Also sending LCU and NZ Eng to build up Tanna. Am setting up airfields to eventually support invasion of Guadalcanal
if I choose to go that route.

[Lawless1]

First my thanks to whoever created Combat Reporter, makes it easier to organize my thoughts.

Second is thanks to all who take the time to read my AAR

Finally another map, with information around Fiji and the Samoan Island. These bases are my fuel depot and the basing of LCU for action into the Central Pacific

[Lawless1]

AI tends to send single ship SCTF to raid, some have been detected by search others have not.

How to deal with single raider SCTF


Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 158,92, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
CL Honolulu
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Gridley

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 25% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 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
Takahashi, Kameshi crosses the 'T'
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 157,93, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
CL Honolulu
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Gridley

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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HOW NOT TO DEAL WITH A SINGLE SCTF

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
HDML P 18, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Asakaze engages HDML P 18 at 11,000 yards
DD Asakaze engages HDML P 18 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on HDML P 18
HDML P 18 sunk by DD Asakaze at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

[Lawless1]

The land battle for Palemban has begun. IJ a/c have been bombing daily for over two weeks hitting the airfield mostly.

Uncertain how long Palemban will hold. All Dutch troops to the north of Palemban were ordered on 8 Dec 41 to fall back to Palemban. Not all have made the long road trip.

Fort Level is 2 with 49% built towards level 3, of course with daily bombing of the AF the forts will not go to 3.
Assault Strength is 208


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91)

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
E Kunashiri
xAP Koan Maru
DD Murakumo

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

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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Amphibious Assault at Palembang (48,91)

TF 181 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
xAKL Tokiwasan Maru, Shell hits 2
E Kunashiri
xAP Koan Maru

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

75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Tokiwasan Maru at 13,000 yards
E Kunashiri firing to suppress enemy battery at 13,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Tokiwasan Maru at 13,000 yards
E Kunashiri firing to suppress enemy battery at 13,000 yards
DD Murakumo fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Palembang Base Force ...
Also attacking Palembang ...
Also attacking Korps Marechausee Battalion ...
Also attacking So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion ...
Also attacking Palembang ...
Also attacking So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion ...
Also attacking Palembang ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...
Also attacking Palembang ...
Also attacking NS KNIL Territory Regiment ...

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tokiwasan Maru
xAP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 1
E Kunashiri
xAP Koan Maru

75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Tokiwasan Maru at 11,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 11,000 yards
E Kunashiri fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 964 troops, 6 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

Defending force 2667 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Assaulting units:
Korps Marechausee Battalion
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
North Sumatra Base Force
Palembang Base Force

Defending units:
5th Garrison Unit


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[Lawless1]

A very eventful turn and next more eventful.

More amp lands at Palembang, also AM,PM air attacks


Several TF heading to the Canton area for operations. 1 SCTF to bombard Baker with a CV for air support, 2 SCTF to Canton for operations against raiders and one fast transport to land LCU on Sydney to start building it up.

Should I spit the fast TF and run in different directions for 1 turn at full speed or, leave them as one TF and still run

CVTF was following TF Cold Oven but will now break off and head southward to be four hexes to the east of Canton for air ops.

There is at least one IJ carrier in the spotted IJN TF. aircraft used in the air attacks account for 20 A6, 25 B5, 25 D3


I have a fast transport taking LCU to Sydney Island, which was attacked in two waves. 1st was 5 A6 and 5 B15 which was chewed up by LRCAP from Canton by P-40E, 2nd wave was 5 A6 and 10 B5, only 2 of the 5 LRCAP was able to defend TF. Both attacks were in the AM phase.

PM phase had 10 A6 and 17 D3 conducting airfield attack on Canton, which had 20 P-40E as cap.

How not to deal with a SCTF is letting your fast transport beat their SCTF into the hex.

1 CA, 1 CL 2 DD IJN against USN FTF with 1 CA, 2 DD, 1 AVD, 2 AV, 3 PG. AV Clarksville sunk 1 PG hevy damage

The correct way to deal with raiders:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 157,91, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Shell hits 21, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CL Concord, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Trenton, Shell hits 1
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 2
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1
DD Craven
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sydney Island at 153,145

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 15

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
APD Rathburne
APD Fox
APD Hatfield

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 18000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
51st PG/16th PS with P-40E Warhawk (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sydney Island at 153,145

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
APD Hatfield, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Charlston

Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 16000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
51st PG/16th PS with P-40E Warhawk (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Hatfield
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Afternoon Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A1 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val bombing from 16000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
51st PG/16th PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 16 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
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[BBfanboy]

Nice work against that raider TF near Midway! Did your CLs get close enough for penetrating hits on Haguro? If so, her chances are not great. Hope you can run them down again!

[Lawless1]

About a third or a little more where penetrating hits including 1 or 2 5 inchers penetrating the superstructure
Hoping ac or subs get them

[Lawless1]

SITREP FOR Mar 15, 42

AS promise, a very exciting turn.

Tun begins with more landings at Palembang. The 75mm CD guns score multiple hits against severa ships, but it did not stop the landings.

PT boats at Midway did hit CL Kuma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, for the lost of two PT boats. It did cause the TF to retreat from raiding Midway.

SCTF Cold Oven diverted from bombardment mission of Baker Island and sent to intercept incoming tasks forces heading for Canton. BB Maryland, BB Idaho, CL Helena, DD Hammann, DD Mahan, DD Drayton, DMS Dorsey, DMS Long fought several running battles and sunk or damaged several CL and DD.

Japanese Ships 1st battle
CL Natori, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
DD Oite, Shell hits 6, on fire

Japanese Ships 2nd battle
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hayate, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asanagi
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Japanese Ships 3rd battle
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese Ships 4th battle
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Asanagi

Four sub TF patroling north of Baker Island had patrol area shifted towards Canton. S-27 put 3 torpedos into an xAK

There was a carrier battle of sorts, for whatever reason the AI split their CVTF one CV with 3 or 4 escortd and one CVL with also 3 or 4 escorts. Both carriers were sunk. Saw a message stating the Soryu, Zuiho and Tone air craft diverted to Baker Island. Heard sinking sounds for the carriers.

Air battles results will be in follow-up post on graphics

[Lawless1]

Pt boats at Midway

[Lawless1]

Cold Oven sea battles