There is only War... Castor Troy vs Mundy - DBB Scen 28

[Mundy]

A new day, a new game.

A game versus Castor Troy, who's been around almost as long as me. One of the good guys on the forum.

08 Dec 1941

Different beginning. All that hits Pearl is a mini-sub, which puts one torp into Pennsylvania. 53 days in the yard to fix that.

KB proceeded to splat Manila. 4 DDs and 10 SSs are sunk. 16 subs are badly damaged and headed to Pearl. Only one sub is unscathed. He didn't attack any airfields, so my Philippine Air Force is fairly intact. But then, I'm dealing with KB here.

Some PTs will try to intercept KB, as they're laughably close to shore.

I'm still taking this game in pieces, doing some of it on each turn. I figure in real life the entire war effort didn't kick off on day one. Per HR, China will be quiet until about February, so I have time to shore things up there. I'll deal with India and the DEI a few turns down the line.

Ships are off to set up a sub base at Midway, my usual forward staging point. An AS, AR, AE and an AVP are enroute. Similarly to my other game, I'll plan to take the Marshalls as quickly as possible.

My two on-map carriers are headed to park south of Rabaul. I'm entertaining the idea of packing a bunch of troops in there. I've no idea how quickly CT will move in this area. Some players head there immediately, others take a more historical plan. I've never read any of his AARs (if he has any), so I ought to check them out.

I'm glad most of my battleships are intact, as they'll help with my invasions. Speaking of, I forgot to deal with Repulse and Prince of Wales on the Dec 7 turn. They got attacked, but only Repulse ate any torpedoes (3). She's not crippled, though and can escape easily. They're off to Soerabaja. I'll probably forward them to Pearl after that. Maybe bombard far flung bases on the way.

In the meantime, I'm just trying to consolidate. Earlier, I played that DEI only mini campaign against the guys and found that very depressing as the Allies. It's not much better in the big game and I'm trying not to wish these theatres would simply disappear. I'll entertain any evil ideas there.

[Mundy]

Manila:

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 54
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 1, on fire
YO-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1
SS S-37, Bomb hits 1
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1

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

Repair Shipyard hits 3
Port hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Training flight from 24th PG/17th PS has been caught up in attack


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 135

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
AM Quail, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
AM Lark, Bomb hits 1
SS Seal, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AV Langley, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Perch, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SS S-38, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SS Saury, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1
SS S-41, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Shark, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 4, on fire
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Peary, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Sagoland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1
PT Q-111, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 1
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 1
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1
xAK Cape Fairweather, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1
PT-31, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Pope, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Permit, Bomb hits 1
xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1
SS Pike, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

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

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Training flight from 35th PG/21st PS has been caught up in attack
Massive explosion on SS Sculpin

Ships:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 52,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Wake: My CAP complete whiffed here. Shoulda nailed him.

Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 27

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 73 minutes

Attack on Pennsylvania: Sub beached right afterwards.

Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-19, hits 3

Allied Ships
PC Taney
BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1
PC Tiger

PC Tiger cannot reach attack position over SSX Ha-19
PC Tiger loses contact with SSX Ha-19
PC Taney cannot reach attack position over SSX Ha-19
SSX Ha-19 eludes PC Taney by hugging bottom

[jwolf]

That Japanese opening seems rather weak to me. Maybe he has some really nasty moves set up for the next few days, but those results seem meager for the first day. What am I missing? [&:]

[HansBolter]

The goal sought in choosing Manila over Pearl is the nullification of the submarine fleet stationed there.

It appears to me that goal was accomplished.

Castor Troy is a tough opponent.


Best of Luck to you Mundy!

[Mundy]

Yeah, this will probably be a harder fight. I'll enjoy it.

09 Dec 1941

He's pretty much concentrated at the Philippines. No attacks yet anywhere on Malaya. I'm wondering if he wants to finish at least Luzon before venturing further. If so, I could entertain beefing up Singapore or maybe evacuating more troops out.

One BB group is lurking east of Celebes.

I'm slowing piecing things together. In the Burma/India area. I'm sending all long range xAKs to Cape Town, All the shorter range stuff is going to Calcutta, where I can reinforce Burma and the like from there. I could put extra forces on places like the Andaman islands, just to make things painful.

He landed at and quickly took Tarawa. My carriers are skirting by there in a couple days, so maybe I can catch some ships.

With the way he opened the game, I have opportunities to strengthen areas. I just have to decide and act quickly on it. A strong air and troop presence at the Andamans, is very tempting.

I'm not fretting all the lost subs from turn one. I'll be knee deep with them in a year or so. I regret losing Langley on turn 1. I always try to save her. On the side, Trumpeter is putting out a nice 1/350 kit of her pretty soon. A must have model to work on.

Fought off some airstrikes. More beat up ships at Manila, reducing my hopes of evacuating troops.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 75

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 4
P-35A x 15
P-40B Warhawk x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed
P-35A: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
35th PG/34th PS with P-35A (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
6th PS PAAC with P-26A (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2
P-35A x 12
P-40B Warhawk x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (11 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
35th PG/34th PS with P-35A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6th PS PAAC with P-26A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 45

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2
P-35A x 12
P-40B Warhawk x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (8 airborne, 1 on standby, 5 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
35th PG/34th PS with P-35A (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
6th PS PAAC with P-26A (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 90
D3A1 Val x 84

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 28

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Quail, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK La Estrella Caltex, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Don Esteban, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Repair Shipyard hits 8
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
13 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

Massive explosion on xAK Ethel Edwards

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tablas at 78,81

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AM Whippoorwill
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
AS Canopus

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Tulsa


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tablas at 78,81

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A1 Val x 16

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AM Finch

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
6th PS PAAC with P-26A (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AS Holland
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Whippoorwill

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 13

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

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet

Aircraft Attacking:
12 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 Iba at 78,74

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet

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

[Bif1961]

Good, glad to long time members are finally having a go at each other.

[Mundy]

11 December 1941

Gathering up my stuff.

Houston got caught escorting some transports and was sunk. I always liked Houston. This was in the strait off the east Borneo coast.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Donggala at 69,96, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
xAP Candioa
xAKL Regulus, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAKL Kolambugan, Shell hits 7, and is sunk


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 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
CA Houston engages CA Haguro at 11,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Haguro at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages xAKL Regulus at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages CA Houston at 11,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Kolambugan at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Haguro at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Kolambugan at 12,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages CA Houston at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages xAKL Kolambugan at 12,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages CA Houston at 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Nachi at 10,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Haguro at 10,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Kolambugan at 10,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages CA Houston at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 6,000 yards
CA Haguro engages CA Houston at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Kolambugan at 6,000 yards
xAKL Regulus sunk by CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
xAKL Kolambugan sunk by DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Donggala at 67,98, Range 20,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Nachi
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Candioa, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 20,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
CA Haguro launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Candioa at 20,000 yards
DD Hayashio launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CA Houston at 20,000 yards
DD Oyashio launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CA Houston at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 18,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages CA Houston at 18,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Hayashio at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 15,000 yards
CA Haguro engages CA Houston at 15,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Houston at 15,000 yards
xAP Candioa sunk by DD Natsushio at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CA Haguro engages CA Houston at 13,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Haguro at 13,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 9,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Houston at 9,000 yards
CA Houston sunk by DD Natsushio at 9,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Sweeps over Clark are starting to maul my fighters badly. I may have to start withdrawing squadrons soon, to at least replenish my pools.

In the eastern US, I'm distributing all the squadrons showing up there. Some were 10th AF, which I'm sending to Cape Town to protect India/Burma. It'll probably take 2 months to get there.

I was toying with sending a bunch of battleships from Pearl to bombard the Marshalls, but with my luck, Betties will be based there.

I'll wait for my other carriers to arrive before deciding how to kick off the war.

Oddly, there's been no Japanese troop landings anywhere yet -- not even Wake or Guam. No clue on how he plans to fight the war.

[Mundy]

12 December 1941

KB appears to be 5 hexes SW of Cam Ranh Bay, moving westerly.

My minelayers are busy mining the usual eastern ports on Malaya. I'll get as many as I can in before stuff starts to happen.

I had 6 strong ASW DD groups scouring the waters around Pearl, but I haven't come across anything. He must have withdrawn all his subs, or at least relocated them. They're back to port. I'm converting all the Wickes and Clemson class destroyers to APDs. About half a dozen at San Francisco are going through this now, with about a month wait.

I think I just about have India sorted out. I'm sending everyone I can to Calcutta, where I can deal them out to where I want. I may deal with the Andamans next, depending on my PP status.

First ground battle of the war, at Hong Kong.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32831 troops, 393 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 927

Defending force 8247 troops, 132 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 231

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 541

Allied adjusted defense: 581

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1405 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
662 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
104th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

Pretty much all the ships trying to escape there are getting nailed.

[Mundy]

14 December 1941

Saratoga will reach Pearl next turn. Enterprise and Yorktown skirted Tarawa and got spotted for their efforts. CT made some comment to me about being bold with them. I just said I don't intend to lose them right away like in my earlier games.

Bunches of troops are loading up at Sydney for Rabaul. I want that base packed pretty full and to establish a good air presence there. Maybe I can nip any messy Solomons campaign in the bud. I can move troops under Australia Command to New Guinea force at a nice discount, which helps with my PP situation. All the little "bird" battalions I'm getting out to recombine at Port Moresby.

KB was confirmed right off Singapore, due to them encountering a lone transport. Far away to mess with my plans for now.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Mersing at 52,82, Range 29,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
CM Kung Wo, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
- escorted by DD Arare , DD Hamakaze , DD Shiranui ,
DD Isokaze , DD Akigumo
CM Kung Wo sunk by BB Hiei at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...

He attacks Hong Kong again. I'm guessing a few days left at best. One of his DDs hit a mine there 3 days ago.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32239 troops, 392 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 862

Defending force 7835 troops, 132 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Japanese adjusted assault: 435

Allied adjusted defense: 261

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
715 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
315 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
104th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

I have ships gong out from San Francisco to try and retrieve my forces at Wake. I don't have the ships at Pearl yet to do this. It would be nice to salvage them and put them somewhere useful. I may entertain a run to Guam.

In Australia, I'm primarily working out of Sydney for now with my ships. I'll eventually get to where I work from Brisbane, with any runs to Port Moresby being from Townsville. In the US, everything's going out from San Francisco. One of his subs caught a transport about 12 hexes SW of there, so I'll have to make sure I have escorts. Mostly PGs for that work right now.

[zuluhour]

Good luck Ed, following from the wings. I don't follow a lot of the heavily modded AARs as
they only confuse my current game. Which scenario are you playing?

** DUH, in the title. I will follow along on this one. (face palm)

[Mundy]

Don't worry Zulu, I get that way all the time. [:D]

15 December 1941

And the first Japanese amphibious invasion of the war is at...... Kavieng...

Pre-Invasion action off Kavieng (106,122)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu

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

CL Tatsuta firing at 2/1st Ind Coy
CL Tenryu firing at 2/1st Ind Coy

Amphibious Assault at Kavieng (106,122)

TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Kavieng, 106,122

Didn't quite expect this. I've moved my one HQ squadron of A-24s to Rabaul. Also, my carriers are two days away from getting there, so maybe I'll get lucky. KB is still about 3 hexes off Singapore, shutting things down there.

I'm rushing to get more troops packed into Rabaul. I am willing to fight for this base right now and can get enough troops there. Unless he lands there in the next five days, I should be able to reinforce. My carriers can probably stop any push there also.

The worm has turned in Hong Kong. I'm guessing a day or two at best before that falls.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31828 troops, 393 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 820

Defending force 7594 troops, 132 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 410

Allied adjusted defense: 273

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled

Allied ground losses:
496 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
104th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
1st Middlesex Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

Castor has ships parked off of Singkawang, so I'm guessing a landing is imminent. I got my first air to ground hit here.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Josho Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg GP Bomb

Air forces at Singapore take a shot at KB. Amazingly, they get through the CAP, but still no results.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengpinang at 52,86

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengpinang at 52,86

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Vildebeest III x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers

[Mundy]

16 December 1941

Landings at Batan Is and Miri. Think I forgot to mention Singkawang last turn. He's working over Borneo now.

His troops at Kavieng drove out my weakling force there. They're moving to the southern base on the island to get pulled out.\

He took a beating at Hong Kong, losing a bunch of troops this turn.

KB is parked 3 hexes S of Singapore. I'm resting all my fighters there.

Lots of troops gathering at Calcutta. I wonder if I can beef up the Malaya/Singapore defenses. The way he's starting, I'm entertaining such thoughts.

[Mundy]

17 December 1941

KB has moved down the straits and is parked near Soerabaja, wiping out more of my shipping.

My big surface is currently disbanded at Madjene. I'm tempted to try and ambush them if they get near. I've a pretty good history of pulling that off.

He's just bombarding at Hong Kong this turn. He's gotten frustrated by the fight there.

My carriers are north of Rabaul. An IJN force with a seaplane ship is in the area, possibly headed for northern New Guinea. I can't rove too far, as fuel is an issue. AOs are enroute from Sydney.

[Mundy]

18 Dec 1941

I've strayed my carriers a bit too far north, and a raid from Truk took a shot at them. Fortunately, unscathed. I'm getting them back south of Rabaul to rendezvous with an oiler. Saratoga is enroute to meet with this bunch. Once Rabaul is reinforced, I'm pulling them away, probably to Pearl to keep them out of trouble. In too many of my past games, I've lost all my carriers by January.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 105,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
G3M2 Nell x 10

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 19
F4F-3A Wildcat x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Enterprise

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

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

CT's been taking a jab at me about showing him where my carriers are. My response is that he's making no effort to hide KB either. Speaking of, I thought I had lost them but they turned up 6 hexes ESE of Palembang. I was worried they were headed for Rabaul, which is my worst case scenario. I want to pack as many troops there as possible. Castor's playing without stacking limits, so I can be more freewheeling than in my other game, where I'm being bitten badly.

Got a rare bomb nit north of Borneo. Probably not much.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Serasan at 56,86

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kembu Maru
xAKL Hakka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Serasan at 56,86

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kembu Maru
xAKL Muro Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Serasan at 56,86

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kembu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Got an excellent sub result. Usually early in the war, Dutch subs can't seem to hit anything. This one will hurt a bit.

Sub attack near Sandakan at 70,87

Japanese Ships
AK Sado Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC Ch 8

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

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

Massive explosion on AK Sado Maru
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sado Maru
KXVI bottoming out ....
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Bombardment again at Hong Kong. He's also got air power bombing them too now.

[Mundy]

19 December 1941

Chugged through China this turn. I'm trying to get mega-stacks of troops set up in the more central locations. Also trying to organize the CAF. A bunch if I-16 Rats are stationed in the far center north base, but the bases just south of there have not support, so I can't ferry them south to the main bases yet. I have to move a support group there. 4 hex max range sucks.

Crazy ideas are starting to form in my head. It would be nice to send a giant reinforcement package to Luzon to make that island a major offensive base. PPs are the weak link here as it'll take forever to free up forces for that. I do have ships enroute to pick up the Wake garrison and once I get troops off of Hilo, I may send one to Guam, too. I have other ships off to places like Ocean Island to grab all the loose forces hanging around.

Planes flew to strike at ships off of Singkawang and Tarakan, but no hits, as usual. He's now landing troops at the latter.

Hong Kong falls.

Despite the China truce (until February) his recon is scouting things all over China.

[inqistor]

ORIGINAL: Mundy

Chugged through China this turn. I'm trying to get mega-stacks of troops set up in the more central locations. Also trying to organize the CAF. A bunch if I-16 Rats are stationed in the far center north base, but the bases just south of there have not support, so I can't ferry them south to the main bases yet. I have to move a support group there. 4 hex max range sucks.

Groups without Air Support moves planes to reserve really slow. You should be able to move most of the group south, if you'll not get many damaged during landing. Just keep them idle. And you can probably just air transport some Air Support. I'm not sure about Chinese HQ situation, but Japan Chinese Command can.
Also, I-15s are surprisingly good against NATEs.

Crazy ideas are starting to form in my head. It would be nice to send a giant reinforcement package to Luzon to make that island a major offensive base. PPs are the weak link here as it'll take forever to free up forces for that. I do have ships enroute to pick up the Wake garrison and once I get troops off of Hilo, I may send one to Guam, too. I have other ships off to places like Ocean Island to grab all the loose forces hanging around.

Same situation. You can probably air transport PI units from nearby islands. They serve no purpose there, anyway. You can't usually go on offensive there, unless Japan lands fragmented on several Bases.

[Mundy]

Yeah, I would love to make a 1920's WPO push to the Philippines, but my whole starting setup won't allow it. KB would trash it anyways.

Speaking of... They've vanished now. I'll have to be careful around Rabaul. Hopefully my troops reach first. I'll be able to pick up the Lark group in a few days when the reach the dot base down south. I'm putting that group together in Port Moresby. I have lots of cris-crossing searches across the DEI, so I may be good.

[Mundy]

23 December 1943

Rolling right along. It seems we both get out of work early on Fridays, so extra turns.

The RAF seems to be figuring things out fairly quickly, so this bodes well.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,87

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Muro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,87

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kembu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

One of my subs actually hit a destroyer. One in a million chance.

ASW attack near Babeldaob at 91,96

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at DD Oyashio
Sub escapes detection

Since little is happening in the Philippines, I'm redistributing my troops there to cover the more obvious landing sights in a smarter non-MacArthur way. Plenty of troops to spread around with artillery supporting all the locations. I'm tempted to move all the B-17s I evacuated out back to Clark and maybe start bombing Formosa. I would just love to strengthen everything there.

Japanese have been trying to take Tarakan for a few turns now, without success.

Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3180 troops, 36 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Defending force 2880 troops, 42 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 70

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
763 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
6th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan MLD Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1727 troops, 26 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 3020 troops, 36 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF
6th JNAF Coy
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

[kaleun]

Ready to watch this one

[Mundy]

Thanks. Glad someone's reading this.

24 December 1941

Troops unloading at Rabaul. About a day earlier than expected. I want to make this a tough nut to crack.

I'm gathering Dutch troops at Sabang. Ships are enroute to pick them up. I can flip them to ABDA at a discount, which is nice. ABDA won't die in my game.

KB still MIA -- hopefully nowhere near Rabaul. My CVs just refueled at Brisbane. Saratoga is less than a week from meeting them. I've an extra VMF and VMSB on board them and I'll probably dump them off at Rabaul. I'm working at getting Army A-24s up there also.