"insert funny title here" DBB-C Jorge(A) vs Runnersan(J)

[RangerJoe]

If the base SW of Manila is open, see if you can get a unit to the base SE of Manila and threaten to capture it. That is fun to do. Then you can move into Manila from there . . .

[Jorge_Stanbury]

the plan is to capture San Fernando, a typical airbase in this stage of the war... I would like to trash the airbase, hit those 2nd line airbase troops then come back to Clark

[821Bobo]

If he is any good he will bomb the tank into oblivion.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

he will bomb for sure.. I hope loses won't be too heavy

they haven't been so far

[821Bobo]

Once I have been in similar situation, got lured into the open and Betties basically wiped out both battalions.

[RangerJoe]

All that you need is a relatively trashed infantry unit there. It can even be airlifted in. It would be a distraction. Do many distractions on the same turn and he won't know what is a feint or a real operation.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I couldn't capture it on the 1st try, as the troop level was higher than expected... faulty recon

hopefully next turn and now with the full party (before it was just tanks and marines). In any case, these troops are doomed

I think the key to avoid getting bombed to oblivion is to bring lots of troops so that the damage gets dispersed

these is the battle and the air strikes

also note he is trying to reinforce San Fernando... so that helps the war effort elsewhere

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3879 troops, 179 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 583

Defending force 2976 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Allied adjusted assault: 37

Japanese adjusted defense: 44

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Marine Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Kanno
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

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Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20

No Japanese losses

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

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


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Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 35
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8

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

Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 31 (3 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 4th Marine Regiment ...
Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 4th Marine Regiment ...
Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 4th Marine Regiment ...
Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 11th PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

[IdahoNYer]

Be careful Jorge....this may end early at the rate this is shaping up with Allied establishing a solid position at Palembang and conducting offensive operations in the PI while the KB is merely burning fuel roaming the south Pacific not contributing much to the strategic picture.....your opponent is digging a big hole early.

Too bad your counterpart doesn't have an AAR going...would love to hear his thoughts. I just don't see a plan right now....you have him reacting to your moves is not a good sign for the Japanese cause in Jan 42!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I asked him to write an AAR.. would definitively help because people will jump to the opportunity to correct flawed assumptions;
but it is of course his decision

I also think the game won't last too long, assuming of course serious damage to Japan's oil end grounding the IJN

I hope it doesn't, or at least that I don't end ghosted for a 3rd time; we will see. But in any case, I am happy with this game; I mean how often can you build a fortress palembang? and I really like the early allied game, where everything is on a shoestring, and the kind of decisions that you have to make in that scenario. Things like fighting a night battle at Kuching against Japanese cruisers, just to cover an evacuation of coastal guns needed in Palembang, is what I like the most about this early war period

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Jan19.42 the Battle of Lingayen, will be remembered and celebrated in Filipino history books as a show of defiance against overwhelming odds.

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14116 troops, 245 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 500

Defending force 2777 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Allied adjusted assault: 278

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (9 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units pursuing 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Kanno
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

[Jorge_Stanbury]

that was the good news...

the bad news is that, as 821Bobo predicted, the tanks were trashed... more so, I made the very stupid mistake of setting them to reserve-pursue ... so they ended at Iba.. many miles from the forts... they will be massacred in the next few turns

Also, I got intelligence on the location of cruisers Kumano, Mikuma, Chokai, Kiso and Natori... they are in Philippine waters, and they bombarded Lingayen [8|]



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Night Naval bombardment of Lingayen at 79,75

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Chokai
CL Kiso
CL Natori
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Fubuki

Allied ground losses:
299 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (6 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (2 destroyed, 27 disabled)

CA Kumano firing at II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
CA Mikuma firing at 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
CA Chokai firing at I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
CL Kiso firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
CL Natori firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
DD Okikaze firing at 24th PS FA Regiment
DD Kamikaze firing at 24th PS FA Regiment
DD Hatsuyuki firing at 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
DD Shirayuki firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
DD Usugumo firing at 24th PS FA Regiment
DD Fubuki firing at 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Morning Air attack on 45th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment ...
Also attacking 45th PS Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment ...
Also attacking 45th PS Infantry Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 45th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Ki-27b Nate x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 5
G4M1 Betty x 9
Ki-27b Nate x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 1st Constabulary Regiment ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...


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Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30
Ki-27b Nate x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 24th PS FA Regiment ...
Also attacking 45th PS Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking !/23rd PS FA Battalion ...
Also attacking III/Prov'nl SPM Grp ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 192nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...

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Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4

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

Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 31st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th PS Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 31st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th PS Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 194th Tank Battalion ...

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Morning Air attack on 11th PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-27b Nate x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[RangerJoe]

If you think that the tank units will be destroyed, see if you can fly out the support squads.

Stupid DATs. [:@]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I don't have transports airplanes to do that; I already moved out of Luzon all air units, except for a few Philippine units that refuse to fly. We will see if they survive, one of them run away, disorganized, to Lingayen, I hope at least one should survive and reform

got the turn, and the xAKL bogeyman, the terror of the little ships, has struck again; at least I know where it is now

at this pace, I will run out of xAKLs!! [:D]

In much better news; PoW reached "off map" this turn; so no more submarine risks

because of the delay in Japanese conquests, I was able to fix all minor float and all system damage in Singapore,
the DD escorting it will go to west coast USA for their mandatory APD conversion


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vaitupu at 138,145

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Mapele, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Nicarata, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Tamara, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Tamara
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mapele

[Jorge_Stanbury]

slaughter of the xAKLs continue... this time near Darwin, with mini-KB

only regret is that he found Soerabaja's ARDs, which I was trying to move to NE Australia; he will likely sink them tomorrow

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Dili at 71,118

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N1 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Lipis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kuala, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Massive explosion on xAKL Lipis
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Lipis
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kuala


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 77,123

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ARD Soerabaja KM

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Soerabaja KM dead in the water ...


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N2 Kate x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Kolambugan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kolambugan

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVP Reiger, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dili at 71,118

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N1 Kate x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Larut, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Larut

[Jorge_Stanbury]

at high level

[RangerJoe]

He is really slow in the DEI. Keep pulling as much oil and fuel out as you can to Australia.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

as predicted, the 2 ARDs fleeing DEI sank, after bloody dogfights over (and near) Darwin
at least Japan paid a small price in Zeros

Manila and Ambon survived another day, they should fall in one or two turns




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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 5

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
ARD Soerabaja KM, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD Soerabaja Kv, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead

Soerabaja KM dead in the water ...
Soerabaja Kv dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring ARD Soerabaja Kv

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
B5N1 Kate x 22
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Centaur
AVP Bellatrix, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Beryl, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Cetus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Gunbar, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Rindjani
AMc Merbabo

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
22 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 12000 feet
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 13000 feet

CAP engaged:
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (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 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead
33rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
B5N2 Kate x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
ARD Soerabaja KM, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD Soerabaja Kv, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes

Soerabaja KM dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring ARD Soerabaja KM

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4720 troops, 36 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 2796 troops, 49 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Japanese adjusted assault: 51

Allied adjusted defense: 43

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
144th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Amboina Defenses
Laha ML Base Force
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40105 troops, 396 guns, 412 vehicles, Assault Value = 1190

Defending force 29977 troops, 186 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1219

Allied adjusted defense: 661

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2930 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 200 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (2 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2724 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 169 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 37 (7 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
Tanaka
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
Kimura Det
Kure 1st SNLF
48th Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
US Forces Far East
27th Avn Sup
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
II Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
Cavite USN Base Force

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

He is really slow in the DEI. Keep pulling as much oil and fuel out as you can to Australia.

I am only using small TKs, I don't want the good ones near a battle zone;

but of course, every ship bringing supplies get fully refueled before going back to India/ Cape town

AND the monster supply convoys will arrive in the next 4 or 5 turns.. then we are talking more than 150K supply at Palembang

[RangerJoe]

Personally, I would have moved the ARDs south towards Perth, then continue along the southern coast towards Adelaide. Darwin is forward and vulnerable.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

yes, I agree

I already had 3 at Perth.. so I thought I was going to get away with sending the others via Darwin

Darwin was not the final destination, he actually found them while they were on their way to Normanton