Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

[Nomad]

July 25, 1942

Nothing much happened today.

I sent off 2 ACMs to Adak and a minelaying TF with 240 MK6 mines. That might slow him down if he invades.

I am getting the feeling more and more that he has decided to stop expanding and start digging in.

[Nomad]

July 26, 1942

Nothing happening, I hope.

Funafuti invasion landing tomorrow.

[Nomad]

July 27, 1942

A dud:
Sub attack near Wakkanai at 124,48

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru
xAK Magane Maru
xAK Mikage Maru
PB Okuyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Silverside
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mines at Pago Pago
TF 145 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)

Allied Ships
DD Case
AK Titania, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

1 mine cleared

I love that line 1 mine cleared - is that a new one or the one she hit?

She has no fires, so should be ok, but it will be dicey to move her to a repair shipyard in the future.
She has 53 major flood damage.
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Funafuti was retaken today, I do not want to stay around long in case KB show up
I am not really ready to take on KB right now.

[T Rav]

Not sure how it works in the game, but there is an old saying; every ship can be a mine sweeper... once.

Ciao,
T Rav

[Nomad]

July 28, 1942

more mines at Karachi, I have a local minesweeper TF there and they did their job well
TF 15 encounters mine field at Karachi (40,8)

Allied Ships
AMc Karachi
AMc Ahmedabad
AMc Cuttack
AMc Cochin

18 mines cleared
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Not much else, swept many of the mines at Pago Pago.

He must be reading witpqs's AAR:
2/22nd Special Base Force is loaded on xAP Umezaki Maru moving to Daito Shoto.

Preparing for my invasion. [;)]

[BBfanboy]

I think the mine hit counts as one cleared. You have two options for AK Titania - repair all the system damage and then island-hop to PH or bring in one of the floating drydock AORDs that you get in 1943. I think Titania can be upgraded to an AKA in 1943 so I would choose the first option to be able have her at a place where she can upgrade in June 1943.

[Nomad]

July 29, 1942

Swept the mines at Pago Pago and Karachi.

All the troops are unloaded at Funafuti, there is still 2000 or so supply to unload.
I will give them another day, but the DS is leaving. There are no highly important
ships in the amphibious TF. No sign of KB and I moved PBYs in last turn.

I will try to island hop Titania after I get all the minor damage repaired.

** wrong date

[Nomad]

July 30, 1942

Booms and Duds

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamitu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Magane Maru
xAK Kensin Maru
PB Okuyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Grampus
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamitu Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grampus

SS Grampus launches 2 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Sansei Maru
PB Okuyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo
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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 124,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Sansei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Magane Maru
xAK Mikage Maru
PB Okuyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Silversides
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Neither showed up on sunk ship list, but I did hear sinking sounds late in the turn

** corrected date

[BBfanboy]

Looks like a laden resource convoy, considering the location and the Y hex coordinate increasing (southbound).
Your subs are doing pretty good using the technology available in 1042! [&o]

[Nomad]

Well, the 9 and 0 are next to each other.

[Nomad]

July 31, 1942

Not much, a quick FT to Vaitupu in the Ellice Islands and it is mine.
Ground combat at Vaitupu (138,145)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 401 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Allied adjusted assault: 17

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Vaitupu !!!

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

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

** corrected date

[Nomad]

August 1, 1942

Not much

A Japanese sub SW of Milne Bay
ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,134

Japanese Ships
SS RO-61

Allied Ships
APD Stringham
APD McKean

SS RO-61 is sighted by escort
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD McKean fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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[Nomad]

August 2, 1942

Interesting developments today

Mines at Port Moresby

TF 205 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Mine hits 1

CL Honolulu is in no real danger.
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Not sure why he would do this, I will have to think on it

Amphibious Assault at Horn Island (91,128)

TF 211 troops unloading over beach at Horn Island, 91,128

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 239 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

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 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

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

Assaulting units:
15th Nav Gd /6

It is not like he can hold it .
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[Nomad]

August 3, 1942

Some pay back

TF 201 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-66, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
SS RO-68, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Next turn I hit and land at Horn Island

[Nomad]

August 4, 1942

Nothing happening

[Nomad]

August 5, 1942

Retook an empty Horn Island


Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 496 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Allied adjusted assault: 12

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

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

Assaulting units:
Kanga Force Battalion
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[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

August 5, 1942

Retook an empty Horn Island


Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 496 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Allied adjusted assault: 12

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

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

Assaulting units:
Kanga Force Battalion
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I hope you got some supply into Horn Island too. IIRC Kanga force is a good para-capable unit that should not remain on garrison duty for long. Cats can pull them out and replace them with a restricted Aussie company or two.

[Nomad]

August 6, 1942

Actually, Kanga Force is both garrisoning Horn Island for now and at the same time preping for its next target.

I have 1st Australian/A division brigade moving to Horn Island to further garrison it, plus a construction engineer
and a BF.

Nothing much happened today.

[Nomad]

August 7, 1942

Got a sub:

ASW attack near Colombo at 26,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 7, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Express
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ASW attack near Colombo at 27,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Electra
DE Sutlej
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He landed FT TFs at
Trinkat, Moa, Great Nicobar, Car Nicobar.
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On the 19th of July I reported that I did something
stupid, I ran a sub, S KVXII into a mine at Singapore.
I am happy to report that the sub is in Colombo being repaired

[Nomad]

August 8, 1942

nothing