Durnedwolf VS DOCUP - His mod Version 2.1

[durnedwolf]

Joe ran a SCTF up from Singapore. I've kinda been waiting for him to do that as he uses TFs to run into range of my bombers and then LRCAPS them with fighters. Anyways, his three-ship SCTF runs into a world of hurt at Kota Bharu.




Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CB Tsukuba, Shell hits 1
CB Sagami, Shell hits 1
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Durban, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 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
Shimazaki, Toshio crosses the 'T'
CL Durban engages CB Sagami at 11,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages CL Danae at 11,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Shirayuki at 11,000 yards
CL Danae engages DD Usugumo at 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages CL Durban at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 6,000 yards
CL Durban engages CB Tsukuba at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 6,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Usugumo at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CB Sagami engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 5,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Usugumo at 5,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Usugumo at 5,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Fubuki at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 4,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 4,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Usugumo at 4,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 4,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 4,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 5,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 5,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 5,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Fubuki at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 8,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 8,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 8,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Fubuki at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages CL Danae at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards
Cazalet, P.J.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
CL Durban engages CB Tsukuba at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Fubuki at 7,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Fubuki at 7,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 7,000 yards
CL Durban engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Fubuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Danae at 6,000 yards
CL Durban engages CB Tsukuba at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
CL Danae sunk by CB Tsukuba at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 8,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages CL Durban at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 8,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Durban engages CB Sagami at 9,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages DD Vendetta at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 12,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Vendetta at 12,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Shirayuki at 12,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 12,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages DD Vendetta at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CB Sagami engages CL Durban at 13,000 yards
CB Tsukuba engages CL Durban at 13,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Hatsuyuki at 13,000 yards
DD Shirayuki engages DD Vendetta at 13,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Vendetta at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

So last turn I put a bomb into an xAKL near Hollandia and sent of a SCTF to see if I could catch it. Yup!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Hollandia at 92,115, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
xAKL Kwangtung, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 12,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 10,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 9,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 10,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAKL Kwangtung at 8,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Joe's hitting Moulmein with bombardments and Sweeps. My 55th Div. is already across the river and headed for Pegu…

I pulled all of my fighters from Rabaul to hit Guam. Joe did some exploratory attacks @ Rabaul so I'm pulling fighters back for CAP. I've got an AG of 12 Oscar there now and will get the BF109 AG back in place 2morrow.

I take another two bases as I work my way down Malaya plus I take back Woleai with a para-drop.

Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Temuloh !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-)

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 58

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 58 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at Woleai (101,103)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 170 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Defending force 253 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Woleai !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed
O-47A: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
1/31st Infantry Bn /4
24th Avn Sup /1

In other exciting news:
Iba is occupied by the Japanese
Wau is occupied by the Allies
Japanese forces CAPTURE Temuloh !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Woleai !!!
1/31st Infantry Bn /4 SURRENDERS !!!
24th Avn Sup /1 SURRENDERS !!!

[durnedwolf]

Guess what I just found… A pair of German SST… 750 supply capacity each..





I've sent a few more possible corrections in to Joe that involved aircraft. It'll be good to clear those up for future players of this mod.

The RO-63 is on what I think is a pretty sweet little patrol that brings her into Tarakan every four days. I kinda like the skipper of this sub; he's been pretty aggressive in his attacks.

Sub attack near Tarakan at 67,91

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
xAK Ming Sang, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

SS RO-63 attacking on the surface

Joe gets in another bombardment @ Miri - again for little damage to my base. I've been lucky in the low damage there so far. I'm moving in some mines.

Night Naval bombardment of Miri at 64,87

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BC Aemilia
CL Belfast
CL Glasgow
DD Jupiter
DD Isis
DD Encounter
DD Electra

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

Refinery hits 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

C.XI-W acting as spotter for BC Aemilia
BC Aemilia firing at Miri
CL Belfast firing at Miri
CL Glasgow firing at Miri
DD Jupiter firing at Miri
DD Isis firing at Miri
DD Encounter firing at Miri
DD Electra firing at Miri

My attacks at Guam continue. Joe is being a little more aggressive around Rabaul but I've the fighters in the area now. If he keeps sending in those bombers unescorted I'll rack up some kills.

Same with China - plenty of air attacks on enemy LCU as my ground units pursue.

It's taken me a bit to get my units up into Burma but I've finally got things looking somewhat in order. I just moved an air group of A6M2 to start contesting for air supremacy.

Near Sibolga my 1st IT Colonial Div. shock-attacked the two enemy LCU and they disappeared… Not destroyed I don't think - I just don't know where they went. I've seen units dissolve before but normally I get something in the Combat Report.

Ground combat at 45,79 (near Sibolga)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11661 troops, 254 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Defending force 147 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 302

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 302 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
1st IT Colonial Division

Defending units:
HQ TC Sumatra
Tandjoengbalai Base Force

In other exciting News:
Banggi is occupied by the Japanese
Allied Carrier Aircraft sighted over 55th Division
xAK Ming Sang is reported to have been sunk near Tarakan on Jan 05, 1942

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6 JAN 42

So I was forward loading fuel at Kwajalein. A bunch of AOs were returning home and stumbled upon a lone ACM. Nothing happened to my TF but… what the heck is an ACM doing out here?

Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 120,98, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Akebono
AO Ken'yo Maru
AO Kokuyo Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
AO Nippon Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO Toei Maru
AO Toho Maru

Allied Ships
ACM Colonel Harrison

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
AO Toho Maru screened from combat
ACM Colonel Harrison engages AO Nippon Maru at 12,000 yards
Both Task Forces evade combat

Near Nagai Island The I-23 hunts merchies

Submarine attack near Nagai Island at 176,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
xAKL Columbian, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Columbian is sighted by SS I-23
SS I-23 attacking on the surface
SS I-23 low on gun ammo, Imamura J. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

Near Hollandia I find another xAKL… Joe must be doing something here - maybe plans 4 a 4ward base?

Night Time Surface Combat, near Hollandia at 93,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
DD Kawakaze launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAKL Bordvik at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

So I tried a 2nd Naval Bombardment of Guam. My ships slice through a gaggle of PT boats and then get caught up in the mine field. A CS and DD each eat a mine. That sucked. They split off, fought of some more PT Boats, and later I ran them to Siapan and tucked them into the harbor. The rest of the bombardment TF did their thing.

Night Naval bombardment of Guam at 106,95

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 9 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 8 damaged
B-26B1 Marauder: 10 damaged
B-26B1 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Tosa

Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Runway hits 2

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Tosa
BB Tosa firing at Guam
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Haguro

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 107,94, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CS Mizuho
DD Nenohi, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima

Allied Ships
PT-26
PT-27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-28, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-30
PT-42, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
PT-28 engages CS Mizuho at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
PT-42 engages CS Mizuho at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-30 at 10,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-42 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-42 at 6,000 yards
PT-30 engages DD Hatsushima at 6,000 yards
PT-29 engages CS Mizuho at 6,000 yards
PT-27 engages CS Mizuho at 6,000 yards
PT-26 engages CS Mizuho at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
PT-42 engages CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
PT-30 engages CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
PT-29 sunk by CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
PT-28 engages CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
PT-26 engages CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-42 sunk by CS Mizuho at 2,000 yards
PT-30 engages DD Hatsushima at 2,000 yards
PT-28 sunk by DD Nenohi at 2,000 yards
PT-27 engages CS Mizuho at 2,000 yards
PT-26 engages CS Mizuho at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
PT-30 engages CS Mizuho at 3,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-27 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
PT-30 engages CS Mizuho at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-27 at 4,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
PT-26 engages CS Mizuho at 3,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 3,000 yards
Szukalski, H.O. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-30 at 2,000 yards
PT-27 sunk by DD Hatsushima at 2,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-26 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 8,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-30 at 8,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
PT-30 engages CS Mizuho at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-30 at 12,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 17,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages PT-30 at 17,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-30 at 17,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Joe gets in another bombardment at Moulmein. Little harm but those ships are getting additional experience…

My bombers paste Guam some more.. And China.

And in other exciting News:
Sandakan is occupied by the Japanese

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From Combat Reporter:

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Combat Reporter - it's kinda coool.

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I'm a little behind on the posting - I just sent off the turn for 11 JAN to Joe…

10 JAN 42

So I make Joe pay for his boldness. Japan's DDs do well at night. Later in the war radar will take that advantage away but for now…

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,74, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Murasame

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL Mauritius
DD Isis, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Icarus, Shell hits 1, on fire


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 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
CL Mauritius engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages CL Tromp at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Murasame at 7,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 7,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Icarus at 7,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Murasame at 5,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Asagumo at 5,000 yards
DD Icarus engages DD Minegumo at 5,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 5,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Minegumo at 5,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 5,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 5,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Icarus at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Murasame engages DD Icarus at 11,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 11,000 yards
DD Icarus engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Murasame engages DD Isis at 12,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Murasame at 12,000 yards
DD Icarus engages DD Minegumo at 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Asagumo at 12,000 yards
DD Murasame engages DD Icarus at 12,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Minegumo at 12,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Icarus at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Asagumo at 13,000 yards
DD Icarus engages DD Asagumo at 13,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Icarus at 13,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Murasame engages DD Icarus at 10,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
DD Icarus engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Minegumo at 6,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Asagumo at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Icarus at 6,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Minegumo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Murasame at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Isis at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Isis at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Murasame at 12,000 yards
CL Tromp engages DD Minegumo at 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Icarus at 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Asagumo at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, and is sunk
DD Andres Bonifacio

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Isis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

In my zest to try and engage enemy TFs I get one of my own a little bit too close. The TF was originally a Fast Transport from Indochina to Borneo but I sent it off to attack enemy shipping as a detour from their original mission (hence my ground casualties). I'll run the TF out of trouble and get them into repair.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Serasan at 56,85

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
CA Akitsushima
CA Takao, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo


Near Marcus Isle I find a lone CL… I have no clue why this is here… Maybe this is Joe fishing for intel?

Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 130,83

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb




9 JAN 42

Closer now to the current time-line. This is where things get kind of weird… Check this out:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,74, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
CL Achilles
DD Jose Rizal, Shell hits 1
DD Andres Bonifacio, Shell hits 2, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
CL Achilles engages DD Yudachi at 17,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Jose Rizal at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Andres Bonifacio at 13,000 yards
DD Andres Bonifacio engages DD Harusame at 13,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Jose Rizal at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Jose Rizal at 11,000 yards
DD Jose Rizal engages DD Harusame at 11,000 yards
DD Harusame engages DD Jose Rizal at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Andres Bonifacio engages DD Harusame at 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Jose Rizal at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Jose Rizal engages DD Yudachi at 16,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages DD Andres Bonifacio at 16,000 yards
DD Jose Rizal engages DD Harusame at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CL Achilles engages DD Harusame at 22,000 yards
Task forces break off...

I never saw this happening… They must have popped up from the PI?

It looks like a carrier is pushing up from Borneo\Sinkawang area…

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 58,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nagisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Burma Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nagisan Maru


More bombing in China & Guam. And there's some fighter sweeping from Joe going on over Chiang Mai, Thailand.



8 JAN 42

The U-34 on patrol near Port Moresby takes a bit of an ASW pasting. I'm sending it off for repair.

Bombing in China and Guam

In other news:
Lunga is occupied by Japan
20th Port Unit arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
10th Port Unit arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
11th Port Unit arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo

[durnedwolf]

11 JAN 42

So near Cam Ranh Bay I had three DD that were trying to join up with my carriers 'cause Joe has too damned many sibs in the S. China Sea… My ASW_TF runs into a single allied DD that is apparently just trying to get the heck outta Dodge…

Both sides disengage. Twice. And they take their sweet time doing it… lol.

Near Soebi-besar the CA Takao a wit a DD escort runs into a pair of CL. They exchange a bit of fire but not too much happens. The Takao was already well damaged from the 10th but I'm still trying to limp it to a port. Miri is the closest but Brunie is next door. I'm thinking Joe will port attack Miri so I'm shooting for Brunie. Below is the little spat between the Takao and the Dragon\Dauntless. I don't have a warm and fuzzy about Takao making it to port as the fires increase significantly since the last combat report...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Soebi-besar at 58,85, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Dragon
CL Dauntless

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 32% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 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
Hewitt, J.G. crosses the 'T'
CL Dauntless engages CA Takao at 11,000 yards
CL Dauntless engages DD Ayanami at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages CL Dauntless at 10,000 yards
CL Dragon engages CA Takao at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Dragon engages CA Takao at 6,000 yards
CL Dauntless engages DD Ayanami at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Takao engages CL Dauntless at 5,000 yards
CL Dragon engages DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages CL Dragon at 7,000 yards
CL Dragon engages DD Ayanami at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages CL Dauntless at 10,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Deeper in the Pacific, at Ocean Island, I run a BC in for a naval bombardment prior to an Amphibious Assault by a Naval Guard Unit. I guess the BC picks up a wee bit of experience…

Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130)

Japanese Ships
DD Karukaze
CM Okinoshima

Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

DD Karukaze firing at Ocean Isl Det
CM Okinoshima firing at Ocean Isl Det
DD Karukaze fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island (130,130)

TF 234 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130



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Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 35 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 26

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

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

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

Assaulting units:
61st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Ocean Isl Det

This is kind of the norm at Guam - day in and day out. I can't believe there's still that many AC on that airfield. I mean, I've been pasting it for almost two weeks now…

Morning Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 36
A6M2 Zero x 1
G3M2 Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 47
HE 100d x 16

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged
B-26B1 Marauder: 5 damaged
O-47A: 5 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 200th Coast AA Regiment ...
Also attacking Guam ...
Also attacking Guam Defenses Fortress ...
Also attacking Guam ...

In other exciting news:
Vella Lavella is occupied by the Japanese
PB Shuko Maru #2 sinks....
:::::::: a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT
xAK Minami Maru arrives at Saigon
1JG4 arrives at Kaifeng
1JG4 sub-groups COMBINING at Kaifeng

[BBfanboy]

durnedwolf:
Deeper in the Pacific, at Ocean Island, I run a BC in for a naval bombardment prior to an Amphibious Assault by a Naval Guard Unit. I guess the BC picks up a wee bit of experience…

Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130)

Japanese Ships
DD Karukaze
CM Okinoshima

And what BC would that be?
Did you mistake the CM (cruiser-minelayer) for a BC or miss putting the BC on the list? That was a lot of casualties for a DD and CM to inflict.

[durnedwolf]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

durnedwolf:
Deeper in the Pacific, at Ocean Island, I run a BC in for a naval bombardment prior to an Amphibious Assault by a Naval Guard Unit. I guess the BC picks up a wee bit of experience…

Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130)

Japanese Ships
DD Karukaze
CM Okinoshima

And what BC would that be?
Did you mistake the CM (cruiser-minelayer) for a BC or miss putting the BC on the list? That was a lot of casualties for a DD and CM to inflict.

A most excellent question my good Sir.

That would be the BC Atago. Remember - this is a DOCUP Mod. [:)]

Japan starts with 15 BB, 9 BC, and 11 CB. I'm waiting for later in the war when I get RADAR... [:D][:D][:D]

Night Naval bombardment of Ocean Island at 130,130

Japanese Ships
BC Atago

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

Resources hits 1
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

BC Atago firing at Ocean Island

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: durnedwolf

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

durnedwolf:
Deeper in the Pacific, at Ocean Island, I run a BC in for a naval bombardment prior to an Amphibious Assault by a Naval Guard Unit. I guess the BC picks up a wee bit of experience…

Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130)

Japanese Ships
DD Karukaze
CM Okinoshima

And what BC would that be?
Did you mistake the CM (cruiser-minelayer) for a BC or miss putting the BC on the list? That was a lot of casualties for a DD and CM to inflict.

A most excellent question my good Sir.

That would be the BC Atago. Remember - this is a DOCUP Mod. [:)]

Japan starts with 15 BB, 9 BC, and 11 CB. I'm waiting for later in the war when I get RADAR... [:D][:D][:D]

Night Naval bombardment of Ocean Island at 130,130

Japanese Ships
BC Atago

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

Resources hits 1
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

BC Atago firing at Ocean Island

Now I understand. Never thought to look for the Combat Report featuring the BC in the Addenda! [;)]

[durnedwolf]

1.29/30.42
So my troops are at the door of Singapore, gathering at Johore Bharu. Joe did a night bombardment on the 28th, which kind of surprised me. Orders for the 29th included night-time naval attacks with night-time naval search covering my base. One of my BG actually attacked his bombardment TF. The BG of Lily didn't hit anything but it was still cool to see.

Later in the turn Joe ran an air attack at my ground units @ Johore Bharu. They were heavily escorted. Most of my FG were high in fatigue so I had most of the FG stood down with the remainder on CAP over my base. But maybe next turn…

He flew in a few fortress tho, and they attacked the AF. I haven't seen those near Singapore in a while and was hoping he had them down south of Borneo where I'm making a push. I was hoping not to let the airfield take too much damage.

Well, at least I have a better idea of his assets in this region.

I sent a couple of bombardment TFs myself and they struck at Padang and Hollandia. I know - impressive targets - what? It's good to see FP from the BCs flying recon for the bombardments. Damage to the enemy in both cases was lite but it's still fun to pull off a good hit-and-run.

In China I ran into a fighter CAP over Liuchow. I got lucky as he didn't have but a few fighters on CAP. Enemy ground units took a few casualties but nothing to write home about. At Liuchow I see the:

200th Chinese/A Div.
6th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps

Sub actions went off around the board but there was no real action.

I bombed Tsiaotso - trying to soften it up for the deliberate attack planned. I spot a pair of Chinese Corps. There's more than that there but that's all I was able to ID from the air attack. Of course I got the full scoop from the attack.



Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 87052 troops, 670 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 2674

Defending force 48564 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1263

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1406

Allied adjusted defense: 4375

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3015 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 498 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
777 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
27th Division
19th Division
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
63rd Division
110th Division
1st Matrosen Division

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th Group Army
17th Group Army


Orders:
Col Notomi J., Commander 46th Div., formally attached to the Western Army but recently attached to the Southern Army.

Dear father,

You will not believe my luck! My division has been assigned to the Philippine campaign. Already I have my unit marching for Nagasaki, where ships await to transport us to the fields of battle. Finally I will have my opportunity to test my mettle against the round-eyes. It has been hard being stationed here at Kumamoto while hearing of our great successes in Malaya, Sumatra, China, and the Philippines. Keep a candle lit in the dojo for me - I go to seek honor and glory for our family name!

Regarding Production:
I'm doing well with the Zeros now, normally producing 8-9 fighters per turn. All of the German AC use the Ha-34 engine so therein lies my bottleneck. I've assigned four factories to their production but it's still going slowly. I'm really trying to get those BF109 T2 and ME 110C-4 ramped up to replace most of my Army fighters. At least the German fighters have armor and centre-lined cannon… Almost anything is better than a pair of 12.7mm MG - lol.

In China:
@ Tsiaotso I'll wait a pair of turns to get in repairs and then hit it again. So dot hexes have stats for airfields and forts… My WAG is that the AF is probably 0/1-2 but I think I can still do damage to a 0-level AF to prevent forts from being increased - yes?


@ Chengchow I'm pushing 5 divisions up that way.

In Malaya
I've got my fighters back on-line. More bombers are assigned to N_Naval_Atk At Johore Bharu. Plus I've got AA headed to Johore Bharu. I've got a tad over 200 fighters while mighty-mouse shows 164 fighters at Singapore. Most of my Army fighters are nothing to brag about… Oscar and Nate. I've got a FG of BF109 but they need another turn to drop their fatigue. I've got 7 divisions at Johore Bharu, two of which are tanks. Mighty-mouse shows 25 enemy units @ Singapore but most are probably the dink-units that ran south from my glorious imperial troops. He's probably got 2500 AV? It's hard to tell with this mod. I'm gunna have to peak at a T1 for the allies and get a feel for what might-could be in Singapore.

[durnedwolf]

1/2 FEB 42
Movie & Report Highlights
- I-172 puts five torpedoes into the TK Sunchaser. Down goes the sun.
- Joe Sweeps Johore Bahru with Whirlwinds and then P40E Warhawks.
- Guam & Clark Air Bombardments.
- Naval Bombardment @ Johore Bharu
- So last turn I stopped trying to attack a 0 level airfield and went after the enemy LCU. That worked better.
- I'm hitting the AF @ Liuchow, China, and getting decent hits with light losses. I though Joe was flying from that AF but I haven't seen any aircraft losses on the ground in my reports.
- Johore Bharu forts go to 1 this turn. As forts increase I think it decreases damage done by enemy air raids. Maybe Naval bombardments too. Yes?
- My second attack at Tsiaotso drops the enemy fort level to 1. I'll wait 2-3 turns and repeat.

Turn Highlights in Malaya
○ Bumped some of my FG in Malaya to High CAP
○ Added 2 FG to the air battle.
○ Bombers set for Night Operations\Naval Attack

Thoughts/Plans
- In China I'm still pushing along the top line towards Sian and from the bottom for Liuchow.
- In Malaya I'm still gathering ground units for an assault of Singapore and I'm increasing assets towards control of the air.
- I added another CS for resources from Sapporo to Shimonoseki.
- I'm sending the 10th Special Base Force from Yokohama to Hakodate.
- So I was looking at the Me 262A that comes available in January of 45. It uses a pair of NE turbojet engines. They come on line in January of 46… And it upgrades to the ki-9 Spruce. I'm still bumping up production of both in hopes of getting them in mid 1944.
- Northeast NE Guinea I'm going after Nadzab, a dot hex. I've got a fast transport bringing supplies and troops to my footprint in the Solomon Sea region.
- I'm moving a FP AG from Japan to Malaya but it'll take a few turns. Chichijima Ku T-1. Currently at Kanoya.

[durnedwolf]

2/3 FEB 42
Movie & Report Highlights
- So Joe did a Naval bombardment again at Johore Bharu. And my air groups flew a counter-strike. I didn't hit anything - that's an experience thing on the part of my bomber groups but what I think is cool is that they are flying. At night. To attack an enemy bombardment TF.
Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Icarus
CA Surrey
CL Dauntless
CL Lamotte-Picquet
CL Belfast
CL Tromp
DD Le Triomphant

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki 30 Nagoya x 8
BF 109 T2 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki 30 Nagoya: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius
DD Mogador

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki 30 Nagoya bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
BF 109 T2 x 1
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL Glasgow

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb



Thoughts/Plans
Regarding bomber production:
- I'm not making the G3M4 Nell and instead am pushing out the G4M1. I'm gradually getting the opportunity to start updating/upgrading bomber groups.
- At Mersing I have a ground unit and the base should permanently swap over to Japan.
- Most of my PB building program has finished converting new ASW assets.
- I added more ASW TF for the Marianas Islands.
- I'm sending another DB AG to the Marianas Islands - 1 DB Group now at Chichi-jima.
- LCU Bombardment is planned at Padang
- I'm moving 4 divisions against Chengchow. 0/46m.

[durnedwolf]

7 Feb 42
- I've noticed that my escorts do not engage enemy CAP at night over by Johore Bharu. The CAP always seems to go straight to my bombers. My WAG is that Joe has his bombardment TF Capped. My bombers are being escorted by the fighters. Maybe I need to Night-CAP Johore Bharu and hope a CAP over my base will take out his CAP over his bombardment TF?

Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
BF 109 T2 x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 2
F2A-3 Buffalo x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Algerie
CA Louisville

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kitty Hawk F with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
3-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
F2A-3 Buffalo x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless
CL Belfast

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
Kitty Hawk F with F2A-3 Buffalo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Raid is overhead
3-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
BF 109 T2 x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
F2A-3 Buffalo x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
CL Tromp

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kitty Hawk F with F2A-3 Buffalo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
3-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki 30 Nagoya x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
F2A-3 Buffalo x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki 30 Nagoya: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki 30 Nagoya bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kitty Hawk F with F2A-3 Buffalo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Raid is overhead
3-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 50,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
BF 109 T2 x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Algerie
CA Louisville

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kitty Hawk F with F2A-3 Buffalo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Raid is overhead
3-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead


- I'll D_ATK @ Padang.
- I have a SCTF running East from Attu Island seeking to engage an enemy TF.

[BBfanboy]

Fighters do not dogfight at night. It is one thing for a defending NF to be vectored on to a bomber and close up slowly using the bomber engine exhaust sparks as a point of reference. It is quite another for fighters to see and attack one another in the dark.

[Bif1961]

Everyone enjoys a good night CAP. [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Everyone enjoys a good night CAP. [:D]

[:D]
Depends who it is with![;)]

[durnedwolf]

8 FEB 42
Tassafaronga is occupied by the Japanese
Task Force 242 encounters enemy Task Force at 114 , 137
Japanese forces CAPTURE Nadzab !!!
Ternate expands airfield to size 2 ---- finally!!!
Pago Pago expands airfield to size 5
New units on the board:
- 31 Ku T-1 arrives at Tokyo
- 21st Port Unit arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
REASSIGNING TRANSPORT GROUPS
- 12th Tpt.Chutai sub-groups COMBINING at Kuala Lumpur
- 11th Tpt.Chutai sub-groups COMBINING at Singora
- Yokosuka Ku S-1 sub-groups COMBINING at Akagi
CS Convoy TF 120 will load Supplies at Niigata for return to Hakodate
CS Convoy TF 130 will load Supplies at Shimonoseki for return to Fusan
CS Convoy TF 12 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato
CS Convoy TF 266 begins loading Oil at Port Arthur for delivery to Fukuoka
CS Convoy TF 314 begins loading Oil at Shikuka for delivery to Sapporo
CS Convoy TF 120 will load Supplies at Niigata for return to Hakodate
CS Convoy TF 130 will load Supplies at Shimonoseki for return to Fusan
SS RO-34 resumes patrol, enroute to 83 , 82 near Legaspi
SS U 35 resumes patrol, enroute to 115 , 141 near Kirakira
SS I-172 resumes patrol, enroute to 93 , 134 near Cooktown
8 x H6K4 Mavis transporting supplies to Babeldaob
6 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Kwajalein Island
27 x L3Y2 Tina transporting supplies to Ternate
22 x L3Y2 Tina transporting supplies to Woleai
5 x H6K4 Mavis transporting supplies to Babeldaob
7 x H6K4 Mavis transporting supplies to Babeldaob
25 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Kuala Lumpur
9 x MC-21 Sally transporting supplies to Lingayen
6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Kuala Lumpur
9 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting supplies to Kuala Lumpur
9 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting supplies to 7th Aceh Inf Div
12 x SM. 82 T transporting supplies to Kuala Lumpur
9 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Sabang
8 x FW 200 B transporting supplies to Brunei
5 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting supplies to Brunei
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting supplies to Marcus Island
11 x FW 200 B transporting supplies to Lae
Radio transmissions detected at Calcutta (52,37).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at San Diego (227,78).
Radio transmissions detected at Manila (79,77).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Pearl Harbor (180,107).
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Singapore (50,84).
Radio transmissions detected at Komsomolsk (121,39).

My Thai units crossed the river into Pegu forcing a Shock Attack. My other two divisions north of Pegu should arrive in a turn or two.

I lost the 1st Cavalry Brigade today… dumb on my part.
Ground combat at Ningsia (84,33)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12192 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 771

Defending force 734 troops, 18 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 193

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 193 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
81st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps

Defending units:
1st Cavalry Brigade

Where am I at game-wise?
- I'm marching on Singapore in Malaya.
- I'm marching on Pegu in Burma
- I'm working on Padang in Sumatra. The Air transport phase in in place to transport units to Sumatra as soon as Padang falls.
- I'm driving Operation Uppercut and Operation Right Cross in China.
I've got my padding at Attu to start pushing in the Aleutian Isles.

Thanks for the feedback regarding escort fighters at night. It makes sense when I think it through with your insight. I guess I just assumed that escort fighters flew a little above the bombers and if they saw enemy fighters closing in on my bombers from behind, that the Japanese fighter escorts might-could get a dive-run on the attacking allied fighters.

[durnedwolf]

Joe got a good attack on one of my TFs near the PI. I still have a habit of thinking those are "safe" back waters. In truth, lazy play on my part.

I see a small carrier group near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians. Since I don't have my AF @ Attu up to at least 1 so I can provide a CAP, I'm backing my TFs away from Attu. No sense in loosing a couple of oilers and my protecting SCTF has no air support...

A look at Road Warrior, that will go off in another turn.

Operation Road Warrior (Capture Padang, Sumatra)
Japanese Assets:
- 67th ACEH Inf Div.
- 1st IT Colonial Div.
- 7th ACEH Inf Div.
- 1st IT Indp Tank Bn.
Allied Troops:
- 3rd KNIL Rgt.
- Tapanoeli Cdo.
- Emmahaven Defenses
- Padang KM Base Force.

10.2.42
- Supplies for my ground forces are in the red. I've assigned two Transport Groups to fly supplies to Padang and another that is flying supplies in to Sibolga to the north. I knocked the forts down to 1 on 7 FEB 42. I'm going in on the 11th regardless of supplies - I just like to have an operation go off with all my boxes checked if I can. If I wait much longer his defenses will increase…

[durnedwolf]

12 FEB 42

Sumatra
- My troops are successful in taking Padang but it's bloody - primarily due (I think) to my troops attacking while poor in supplies. Two enemy LCU surrender and two are able to retreat to Sawahoento - a nearby dot hex.
- Bombers out of Medan attack the two units @ Sawahoento.

Malaya
- Singapore Assault - 22/46m.
- More fighters arrive @ Kuala Lumpur. Everyone is gearing up for the big push.
- I created mini-subs and barges at Johore Bharu. This should be interesting - I'm throwing a TF of each at Singapore. Maybe they'll clear out some mines? A naval Banzai. With barges. Imagine the allies surprise.
- So the barges went down with one hit each. Three mini-subs hit mines. They apparently make great mine-removers. I'm wondering what happens if I leave the mini-subs local to Johore-Bharu? One mini-sub puts a torpedo into the xAP Hong Kong… But then it too hits a mine.