Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers))

[Lowpe]

Not content with attacking once, the sub returns....

Sub attack near Pescadores at 84,62

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS S-39

SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes at BB Hyuga
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[Lowpe]

Search planes yesterday saw an exodus of shipping from Singapore, hopes were high that Prince of Wales was pulling out...the KB moved forward to see what it could find...bad weather moves in.

Plato? Where is Archimedes?

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 50,94

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 50
D3A1 Val x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 10 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CB Plato, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP West Point, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Joseph T. Dickman, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Clan Alpine, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Filleigh, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Wakefield, Torpedo hits 1

A small afternoon raid gets jumped by enemy fighters:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Dominion Monarch, on fire
DD Endeh

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

[Lowpe]

Hyuga is safely at Pescadores, with 63% flooding. Thank goodness it was an Sboat.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

[:(] Poor Plato; I wanted to see more CB action [:(]

[RangerJoe]

Are you going to repair any of Miri's refineries? Or just the oil?

[Jorge_Stanbury]

There are plenty of refineries in Japan... why waste supply ?

[Lowpe]

I never repair refineries.[:D]

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

[:(] Poor Plato; I wanted to see more CB action [:(]

I think Andy handed them out like candy to the British, so I am sure you will get to see more of them. I wonder where Plato's air group is, or perhaps she isn't sunk? CB are still spotted in the convoy.

[RangerJoe]

I just thought that I would ask. I seldom repair refineries unless the fuel is needed locally and shipping it in can be dangerous.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

[:(] Poor Plato; I wanted to see more CB action [:(]

I think Andy handed them out like candy to the British, so I am sure you will get to see more of them. I wonder where Plato's air group is, or perhaps she isn't sunk? CB are still spotted in the convoy.

maybe not quite like trick-or-treat, but you should see some more. [;)]

[Lowpe]

Jan 9, 1942

A quiet time in the war, with China sort of stabilized, and troops moving down Malaya. Big battles at Kuala Lampur on Malay and perhaps Manila are probably next.

The Allied forces on Luzon continue to take a pounding in ground combat, with every combat ending in a surrender.

Japan is resting their navy and air force as much as possible, but continue to inflict damage on Allied Air Forces, who have now lost 1022 planes to Japans 492.

Bought out our first Manchuko Division and it is headed for Malaya and Singapore.

The Dutch evacuated their defeated Manado garrison, and it was only interrupted by a small destroyer squadron (2 ships), but they were beat off by the light cruiser Ceres. Good job AI.

The Allied air forces are too aggressive, and I easily could have inflicted a lot more losses on them, but have held off, accepting a lot of bombing runs and countering only with land based AA.

The AI is also very vulnerable to Iboats, and I have had to pull them back and use them in strictly a perimeter scouting role as they would devastate merchant shipping. This will change as ASW improves, and even now an Iboat will get savaged by some 1945 ship design around the perimeter once in a while.

First oil tankers are headed to Miri, which now has oil at a whopping 10 pumps going.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Jan 9, 1941

Jan 9, 194'2'

[;)]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Jan 9, 1941

Jan 9, 194'2'

[;)]

Either he started a year early or he is "all shook up."

[Lowpe]

I am only human, I make mistakes all the time. I doubt I have ever posted a graphic without at least one mistake in it. Sheesh.[:D]

Went back and fixed it for you.

I guess I shouldn't complain for people reading and correcting my AAR. Thanks.[&o]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I am only human, I make mistakes all the time. I doubt I have ever posted a graphic without at least one mistake in it. Sheesh.[:D]

Went back and fixed it for you.

I guess I shouldn't complain for people reading and correcting my AAR. Thanks.[&o]

I was trained to observe and report.

The only perfect person they nailed to a tree . . .

[Lowpe]

Jan 18, 1942

Attack of the Dorniers...

[Lowpe]

Big fight coming up...

[Andy Mac]

Muhahahaha ---- Subscribed

[Lowpe]

Jan 30, 1942


The March to Malacca...a tank regiment rushes ahead of the main column and is promptly destroyed, and two days later the 11th Indian Division attempts to delay the march south and is promptly shattered....big fight shaping up at Malacca. 21 British, Indian and Commonwealth units there.

Air battles are very heavy here, the first Oscar Ic upgraded squadron has really been in a heavy fight here, along with a full size Zero squadron that was relocated from Luzon/Takao. They will be rotated back for rest and repair, local AA will be the only defense against the bombers -- mostly twin engine although there are quite a few fighter bombers that are doing a fair bit of damage.

[Lowpe]

Iboat success...this Q ship ate 3 torpedoes before finally sinking, taking with her 24 floatplanes.

A large American convoy seems headed to lightly held Wake Island. Carrier Division 5 and other forces are on the way to secure the forward base.

Rabaul is heavily defended, and Manus and Kavieng are IJN forward staging bases. The Guards Mixed Brigade was bought out and sent from Tokyo to help in taking the very key base.

In other news, the Plato was reported to have sunk off Toboali several days after being ambushed by the KB. Intel thinks she sank, but local commanders are less certain as there was no sign of destroyed planes.