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

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Thanks joe. i had them bombard from 20,000 to save small ammo for planes or torpedo boats. i thought i had them on recon but i checked and they were on CAP???? sometimes my mouse strays? more likely i'm not paying attention.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 27, 42
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Sub attack near Shikuka at 126,45

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shinrei Maru
SC CHa-18
xAKL Kuramasan Maru
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
xAKL Tokuwa Maru
xAKL Gyoku Maru
xAKL Ina Maru
xAKL Miyako Maru
xAKL Kennichi Maru
xAKL Nagaragawa Maru
xAKL Yuki Maru
xAKL Kosho Maru
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-19

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Shinrei Maru
this was the first sub i've seen up north. i'll have to pull some of my floats from training to actual search and or ASW
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Sub attack near Raoul Island at 127,178

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
DD Jarvis
DD Craven

SS I-21 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Jarvis
i'd like to keep them away from Raoul so i can grab it.
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Morning Air attack on 21th JNAF AF Unit , at 100,169 (Lord Howe Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
complimentary b-17 training continues
i have a feeling that my compounded errors in taking singapore may be a thing of the past next turn.
excuse me if my typing gets unreadable because i'll have my fingers crossed.

[RangerJoe]

Your float planes can train with a small percentage set to Naval Search and/or ASW. That is what I do early on.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 27, 42
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this is getting pathetic at singapore

hardly anything happened this turn except i showed my lack of experience, intelligence and attention to details at singapore. nuff said

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,102

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 4 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
xAK Onoe Maru
xAK Sinko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Yamazuki Maru

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 8th JNAF AF Unit , at 100,169 (Lord Howe Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,102

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 7
CW-22 Falcon x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamabiko Maru
Not much else going on
I take that back. Not much else that i know about that is. My opponents may be up to all kinds of shenanigans for all i know.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

i haven't seen much about japan taking Pago Pago early '42. any considerations to be aware of? i have some inf div from the Philipines available.

[jdsrae]

Some things to consider:
1. The amount of fuel your ships are burning that far from fuel sources - can you keep enough fuel and supply coming to sustain operations?
2. The larger your perimeter the easier it will be for the allies to bypass your bases, cut them off and use them as bomber training ranges
3. I think Pago Pago starts with some USMC defenders. Has there been enough time for allied reinforcements to arrive?
4. If artillery and engineer reinforcements have arrived at Pago you’ll need to bring your own artillery and combat engineers to reduce forts.
5. If you capture it what will you use it for? As a temporary patrol base or build it into a fortress?
6. If the allies know your CVs are near Samoa, that opens up other parts of the map for them to play in

Have fun!

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

Some things to consider:
1. The amount of fuel your ships are burning that far from fuel sources - can you keep enough fuel and supply coming to sustain operations?
2. The larger your perimeter the easier it will be for the allies to bypass your bases, cut them off and use them as bomber training ranges
3. I think Pago Pago starts with some USMC defenders. Has there been enough time for allied reinforcements to arrive?
4. If artillery and engineer reinforcements have arrived at Pago you’ll need to bring your own artillery and combat engineers to reduce forts.
5. If you capture it what will you use it for? As a temporary patrol base or build it into a fortress?
6. If the allies know your CVs are near Samoa, that opens up other parts of the map for them to play in

Have fun!

Hi Jdsrae, thanks for pointing those things out. It is pretty far but if i can cut off supplies to ANZAC it might be worth it. they have had time to reinforce though. I was thinking about bringing a couple divisions and artillery and engineers.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 30, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,102, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Chidori
TB Manazuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Tomozuru

Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13
PT TM-14
PT TM-15

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
i think they got a good look at one another and ran
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13
Port hits 3
wow, i've seen all kinds of ships coming and going at wake. I thought a BB would produce a lot of casualties. Recon isn't conclusive but i'm not sure there is a whole lot there. any thoughts anybody?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
ML No. 423
HDML 1100
HDML 1102, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
rangoon relatively quiet. i'd like to get there sooner than later
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Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 27491 troops, 296 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Defending force 383 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 572

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 572 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
i put some extra troops ashore at semerang to try to clean up java faster
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Ground combat at Merauke (89,124)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 224 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Merauke !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-)

Assaulting units:
6th JNAF Coy


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Ground combat at Vanimo (93,117)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 483 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!!

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

Assaulting units:
8th JNAF Coy
These are a couple of bases on new guinea that already have size 1 airbases. Might as well grab them for a/c transfers east/west

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Here are a few updates as of 2/1/1942. i'm not sure how important any of these are or if anybody has any recommendations but i would appreciate any and all assistance. Thank you.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Industry update:

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Pilot Training Pools:

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Allied Ships sunk:

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

not the best at china

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Burma - paras took lashio

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Singapore soon

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Java

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Southcentral pacific

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Well despite the fact that i seem to be talking to myself i will still update this AAR....for now. It was part of the agreement for the PBEM game.

And by the way, where is RangerJoe?? Hope he's doing okay! I was really relying on his input since i don't know what i'm doing.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Suva at 132,160

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Vincent I: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port hits 8
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Night Naval bombardment of Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
DD Uruyuke
DD Katsutade
DD Tadeshiwa
DD Asagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shigure
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo
DD Tanikaze
DD Akigumo

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 2
still hitting Suva when i can. Think i can take it soon.
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Runway hits 3
Now that i have troop moving inland from Moulmein i better start working rangoon over a bit. That altitude looks a little too high
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Afternoon Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
B5N1 Kate x 17
B5N2 Kate x 92

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged

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

Port hits 12
Port supply hits 2
Looks like air support got there before the BB group. i may need to double check my range settings. Amph group ready to go in soon.
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23031 troops, 204 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 878

Defending force 8622 troops, 159 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Japanese adjusted assault: 484

Allied adjusted defense: 238

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled)
those dutch always seem to hole up in the hills. takes a lot of time and energy to root em out.
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Ground combat at Suva (132,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9849 troops, 126 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Defending force 5226 troops, 69 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Japanese adjusted assault: 214

Allied adjusted defense: 57

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
682 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Would have been nice if i had brought some engineers or artillery but i guess it will work.
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Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2050 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 1341 troops, 4 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Japanese adjusted assault: 14

Allied adjusted defense: 30

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Indpt SNLF Coy
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
Torres Strait Battalion
Thurday Island Det. Battalion
2/1st Ind Coy
Horn Isl Det.
guess i didn't bring enough. working on it.
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Ground combat at Raoul Island (128,177)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 908 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Raoul Island !!!
i like having this to go with Lord Howe and Norfolk. Maybe the allies have to go further south or at least i'll know what goes by.
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43903 troops, 557 guns, 260 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387

Defending force 21848 troops, 291 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 948

Allied adjusted defense: 397

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
732 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled

Allied ground losses:
22777 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2860 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 98 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 291 (291 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 245 (245 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 24

Assaulting units:
18th Division
56th Division
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
5th Division
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
12th Indian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
Malaya Army
III Indian Corps
27th Australian Brigade
111th RAF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
112th RAF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
223 Group RAF
22nd Australian Brigade
5th Field Regiment
the nightmare is over. about effin time

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

any thoughts or ideas even negative would be greatly appreciated. thanks