RADM Yamaguchi's Diary (Pls no affins or cheesesteak)

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 26, 41
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TF 23 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)

Japanese Ships
TB Sagi
TB Kasasagi

3 mines cleared
All right. i must be some kind of amateur. i didn't know they could do this. under what circumstances?
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
B5N1 Kate x 30
B5N2 Kate x 26
D3A1 Val x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 7 damaged
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed on ground
139WH-3: 10 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
i suppose some jfbs don't use cv aircraft to bomb afs but i say what the heck
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2886 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1404 troops, 40 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese adjusted assault: 125

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
789 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4460 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 2079 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Japanese adjusted assault: 222

Allied adjusted defense: 34

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2120 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 175 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
48th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
Ambon Base Force


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Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6688 troops, 64 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 260

Defending force 4302 troops, 26 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Allied adjusted assault: 32

Japanese adjusted defense: 687

Allied assault odds: 1 to 21

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

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

Allied ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Mysore Battalion
11th Indian Division

Defending units:
1st Tank Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
all the ground combat this turn was favorable.

[RangerJoe]

You can use many other vessels other than minesweepers to clear mines but the minesweepers are better. Some ships clear mines by detonating them.

You can use carrier air on airfields but some players do not like to do so because the pilots are not necessarily trained to do so, you lose highly trained IJN carrier pilots, and to save on sorties for other things.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-6
PT TM-8
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Sub attack near Lubang at 78,78

Japanese Ships
xAK Meiyo Maru
xAK Koto Maru
PB Tatsumiya Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-41, hits 2, heavy damage
an ijn pb that fights back well in 12/41?
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Oriskany, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Benkalis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
saw some SS in port and tried to give it a go
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Ground combat at 50,82 (near Johore Bahru)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4302 troops, 26 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 6137 troops, 62 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Japanese adjusted assault: 288

Allied adjusted defense: 131

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1648 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 128 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
thought they might be vulnerable after they tried a shock attack last turn
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Ground combat at 89,46 (near Kweiteh)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11793 troops, 102 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 429

Defending force 1292 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 778

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 194 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
796 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
still trying to consolidate china
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 80053 troops, 907 guns, 606 vehicles, Assault Value = 2340

Defending force 25714 troops, 323 guns, 579 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Japanese adjusted assault: 1390

Allied adjusted defense: 916

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3099 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 48 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 57 (7 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1355 casualties reported
Squads: 91 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 142 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 55 (25 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
i'm getting way too impatient-shocked
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31920 troops, 437 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 949

Defending force 25028 troops, 349 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Japanese adjusted assault: 654

Allied adjusted defense: 529

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1350 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 64 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
955 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
same thing here
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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 330 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 6

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed
starting to think about what base to leave in the philippines to enable earliest kamikazes

[RangerJoe]

Leave the other base on the same island as Puerto Princesa.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Leave the other base on the same island as Puerto Princesa.

cool thanks for the idea on the other thread and the suggestion here.

[RangerJoe]

Just remember to use it as a training bombing range on the port and airfield in case the Allies try to use it. You could even have a ground attack mission allotted in case there are air support squads placed there. [;)]

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Morning Joe[:)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 41
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TF 187 encounters mine field at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Ships
DMS Taboko
DMS W-20
DMS W-14
DMS W-13

59 mines cleared


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TF 23 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)

Japanese Ships
TB Sagi

2 mines cleared
joe was right (of course) any ships can clear mines but MSW do it faster
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ping Wo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AMc Djombang, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Enggano, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Sinabang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Le Maire, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS O19, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Proteus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Oriskany, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Rooseboom, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Lee Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Silindoeng, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Sigli, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Van Diemen, Bomb hits 1, on fire
betties doing a nice job here
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Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 337 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 92

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
S.19 Singapore III: 1 destroyed

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

Allied ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Teloekbetoeng Base Force
i was hoping to have this unit surrender or get destroyed rather than hang around. I like this rail line.
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Ground combat at Luganville (120,150)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 402 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 30

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Luganville !!!
the chain is almost complete rabaul to noumea. Just another turn or two.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Those betties did ok with 250kg bombs but I'm going to play around with my betty units to see if i can build one with high experience and shoot for 800kg bombs instead.

[RangerJoe]

I have sunk ships with 60 kg bombs. Even a 50 cal from a US PT Boat. Those 250 kg bombs work fine all the was up to CAs for surface vessels. The more bombs the better. Only against the BBs do the 250 kg bombs not penetrate but they will start fires to burn the ship down to the water line.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Hi Joe,

I couldn't post this morning. Usually i run the turn in the morning and send the combat reports to my work email to post there. The company computer won't allow me to access the forums anymore. so i'm just getting to post this when i get home from work. Hope your day is going better than mine.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 29, 41
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ASW attack near Tambelan-eilanden at 53,91

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships
SS KXVI, hits 2
always like to get hits on the dutch subs
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,106

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AMc Rindjani, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Siberg
AMc Merapi, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Van Diemen, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
you're right can still sink a lot with just 250kg and 60kg bombs. Betties are doing nicely.
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Camphuys, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
seriously?? what is going on here?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,106

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Taiyuan
xAP Siberg, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Siberg
this looks pretty good
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Taiyuan, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Van Riebeek, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Djember
morning and afternoon. These guys are hard workers.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Benkalis, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Belawan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Siberg, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Siberg
more work, more heavy smoke.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AMc Gedeh, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Merbabo
xAKL Kwangtung, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Duijmar van Twist, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
everybody wants to join in
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Voyager
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
DD Voyager
i have a lot of subs nearby. hopefully we can find them again.
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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1281 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 1491 troops, 41 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese adjusted assault: 44

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
602 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
again, almost all of borneo is secure.
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 624 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 5449 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Assaulting units:
New Caledonia Det

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
Kure 1st SNLF
Sasebo 1st SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
i had no idea if noumea was reinforced but i guess not. One advantage of taking it early

[RangerJoe]

The reason why the ship sank during the fighter sweep is that it was damaged and on fire. The fires could not be contained and created more damage which sank the ship.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

joe - the answer man.

thank you

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

hi joe -two in one day[:)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 30, 41
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Sub attack near Suva at 131,161

Japanese Ships
SS I-5, hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
DD Gridley
DD Jarvis
DD Patterson
found her but they got the better of us
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Langsa at 46,72

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Hong Siang
xAK Wing Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Demosthenes

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
ok. so is this evacuation or reinforcements?
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Submarine attack near Langsa at 46,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-122

Allied Ships
xAK Wing Sang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
ok same question
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Ground combat at 88,49 (near Hwainan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15103 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Defending force 2688 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 948

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 474 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
2299 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
do they always retreat or is there a chance to have them surrender or get wiped out?
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5505 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Defending force 624 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 123

Allied adjusted defense: 79

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
man. i did not expect that result.

[RangerJoe]

Units retreat if they can trace a path back to a base unless they are completely destroyed.

Bombard with ships at Noumea if you can. Then they will retreat or else raise the new French flag.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Units retreat if they can trace a path back to a base unless they are completely destroyed.

Bombard with ships at Noumea if you can. Then they will retreat or else raise the new French flag.

thanks. These 4 SNLF units had the worst leaders i've ever seen. I may try it with just new leaders? I don't want to BB with BBs. I could try with DDs.

[RangerJoe]

Bombard with DDs, they won't do much damage to the infrastructure. Definitely change your leaders.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
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Sub attack near Sabang at 44,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
xAP Kelantan, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
i think these are evacuation attempts
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130

Allied Ships
CA Houston
DD Parrott
DD Paul Jones

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
So that's where the houston went, and the DDs i missed.
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 96423 troops, 1042 guns, 679 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931

Defending force 25348 troops, 270 guns, 655 vehicles, Assault Value = 411

Japanese adjusted assault: 1929

Allied adjusted defense: 595

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed
B-10B: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
3227 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 319 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 64 disabled
Vehicles lost 38 (8 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7701 casualties reported
Squads: 184 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1182 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 127 (124 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 537 (518 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 22
Units destroyed 2
well, i got clark by the end of the year.
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31984 troops, 441 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 980

Defending force 24531 troops, 345 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 352

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 945

Allied adjusted defense: 571

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
762 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 50 destroyed, 31 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1073 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 29 (5 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
but i didn't get singapore. disappointed
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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5185 troops, 73 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Defending force 803 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 190

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
931 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
well Georgetown is like a bonus
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5490 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

Defending force 534 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 222

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
and noumea. Time to work on Java

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

I plan on doing a recap later but briefly the first month was pretty good. I didn't take singapore but i did get a solid toehold on java instead. otherwise the 1st month objectives were met. I didn't sink many of his naval assets but in return i didn't lose many of mine. I lost a lot of sallys due to inattention to detail - forgot to reset altitude higher when attacking high AA targets, fatigued escorts that didn't fly etc. I don't consider that fatal.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 01, 42
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Ground combat at Malacca (49,81)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4322 troops, 26 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 4605 troops, 51 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Japanese adjusted assault: 145

Allied adjusted defense: 20

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malacca !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1770 casualties reported
Squads: 86 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (18 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
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Ground combat at 78,59 (near Canton)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12628 troops, 108 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 456

Defending force 8433 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 278

Japanese adjusted assault: 674

Allied adjusted defense: 60

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
822 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4014 casualties reported
Squads: 163 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 33 (10 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 2
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Ground combat at Vigan (80,73)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 52

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
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Ground combat at Laoag (81,72)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 542 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

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

Assaulting units:
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
i guess i'm a little surpised they can retreat into my hexes that are empty

[RangerJoe]

If you did not enter the combat hex from a hex side, then the units can retreat through it if there are none of your units there. Press the "W" key to put the hex side control feature one.

If you have kept the Allies from reinforcing Singapore from outside Malaya and have kept units in Malaya from withdrawing to Singapore, then you are good. If you are on Java, even better. Now take Oosthaven and attack Palembang that way. You can work your way around so there is no shock attack which really seems to wreck the industry. Also, shut down the airfield there and bomb the units to cause casualties, increase fatigue and disruption. But when you move into any base with oil, have AAA either there or ready to move in. Have CAP/LRCAO already set up which can interfere with aerial withdrawl of units. You might have to set them to 5000 feet or so.

Try to take a base on the other side of Java, maybe an island even, to put some aviation support and float planes for search so you can see and then disrupt any evacuation. If necessary, put in sub laid minefields to help block the straight on the other side of Java. If you take that base and can put CD guns there, even better.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Here is a look at part of my industry from 12/7/41 to 1/1/42

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.