Sub Warfare:
IJN SS RO-61 is spotted by allied ASW ships and attacked. She escaped but is heavily damaged. She has been ordered back to Truk for repairs.
Nothing else happened this turn other than the standard bombing of the airfield at Rabaul.
Xargun
More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please (Feb 1944)
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Nov 12th, 1942
Burma:
Sallies bombed a British unit moving south from Akyab discovering it is the 16th British Brigade.
South Pacific:
3 allied DDs patrol near Woodlark island - I believe looking for subs - when my Vals found them. Nineteen Vals launched, but only 1 landed a bomb on the target - DD Hammann - but reports indicate a Massive Explosion on the DD so maybe we got an ammo explosion. The ship might be gone or at least out of action for a month or so.
Allied heavy bombers hit the fields at Rabaul again today keeping them suppressed.
Xargun
Sallies bombed a British unit moving south from Akyab discovering it is the 16th British Brigade.
South Pacific:
3 allied DDs patrol near Woodlark island - I believe looking for subs - when my Vals found them. Nineteen Vals launched, but only 1 landed a bomb on the target - DD Hammann - but reports indicate a Massive Explosion on the DD so maybe we got an ammo explosion. The ship might be gone or at least out of action for a month or so.
Allied heavy bombers hit the fields at Rabaul again today keeping them suppressed.
Xargun
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Nomadicjam
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Re: More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please
Bloody hell. It's been a gloomy ride for the Imperial Japanese. Whilst I get the appeal of playing with all the fancy toys a lot earlier, the complete removal of Allied Withdrawals does seemed to have tipped the scales considerably.
The Tooltip does say "Use to make for a tougher AI opponent."
Thanks for the write up. If you're still looking for names then may I put forward 'Saheita Kuranaga'; a character from the film Thirteen Assassins.
Best of luck! I fear you'll need it!
The Tooltip does say "Use to make for a tougher AI opponent."
Thanks for the write up. If you're still looking for names then may I put forward 'Saheita Kuranaga'; a character from the film Thirteen Assassins.
Best of luck! I fear you'll need it!
Re: More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please
Yeah I will definitely need it - Nomad is a tough opponent. The Saheita Kuranaga DD has been named and will arrive in Tokyo bay on Dec 1st, 1942.Nomadicjam wrote: Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:21 am Bloody hell. It's been a gloomy ride for the Imperial Japanese. Whilst I get the appeal of playing with all the fancy toys a lot earlier, the complete removal of Allied Withdrawals does seemed to have tipped the scales considerably.
The Tooltip does say "Use to make for a tougher AI opponent."
Thanks for the write up. If you're still looking for names then may I put forward 'Saheita Kuranaga'; a character from the film Thirteen Assassins.
Best of luck! I fear you'll need it!
Xargun
Nov 13th, 1942
South Pacific:
Allied Medium Bombers appeared over Rabaul with a 9 minute warning to once more bomb my airfields. But this time fighters were waiting for them. Nomad has not been sweeping nor escorting his bombers over Rabaul so I moved 100 fighters to Kavieng and put them all on 100% LRCAP over Rabaul to catch his bombers.... and I did !!
My fighters tore into unescorted medium bombers the most and into the heavies a little bit. They didn't stop them from hitting the port and airfield but we got some kills. Quite a few to be honest. I had enough fighters to have at least 1 or 2 up for every allied bomber wave that came in on Rabaul this turn. I expect heavy sweeps over Rabaul and maybe Kavieng next turn in retribution.
Intel report from the Rabaul Cap Trap:
26 B-25Bs shot down in A2A, 1 to flak and 2 op losses
14 B-25Cs shot down in A2A and 2 to flak
4 B-24Ds shot down in A2A and 4 op losses
2 B-17Es shot down in A2A and 1 op losses
In exchange for
3 Zeros shot down in A2A and 6 op losses
4 Tojo IIcs shot down in A2A and 5 op losses
3 Tojo IIas lost to ops
Overall I lost 21 fighters (3 pilots killed) for 46 enemy bombers shot down. Definitely a win for the Japanese today.
Xargun
Allied Medium Bombers appeared over Rabaul with a 9 minute warning to once more bomb my airfields. But this time fighters were waiting for them. Nomad has not been sweeping nor escorting his bombers over Rabaul so I moved 100 fighters to Kavieng and put them all on 100% LRCAP over Rabaul to catch his bombers.... and I did !!
My fighters tore into unescorted medium bombers the most and into the heavies a little bit. They didn't stop them from hitting the port and airfield but we got some kills. Quite a few to be honest. I had enough fighters to have at least 1 or 2 up for every allied bomber wave that came in on Rabaul this turn. I expect heavy sweeps over Rabaul and maybe Kavieng next turn in retribution.
Intel report from the Rabaul Cap Trap:
26 B-25Bs shot down in A2A, 1 to flak and 2 op losses
14 B-25Cs shot down in A2A and 2 to flak
4 B-24Ds shot down in A2A and 4 op losses
2 B-17Es shot down in A2A and 1 op losses
In exchange for
3 Zeros shot down in A2A and 6 op losses
4 Tojo IIcs shot down in A2A and 5 op losses
3 Tojo IIas lost to ops
Overall I lost 21 fighters (3 pilots killed) for 46 enemy bombers shot down. Definitely a win for the Japanese today.
Xargun
Nov 14th, 1942
South Pacific:
Well I was correct about Nomad's retaliation - but wrong about the method. He swept Rabaul with several squadrons of Corsairs, and sent three Bombardment TFs into the area. One hit Rabaul, and two hit Kavieng wrecking the place. The lighter one was used against Rabaul, but the other two had BBs in them. They caught a total of 7 damaged planes on the ground and destroyed them.
The allied CVs are now back and stationed off Rabaul, 2 hexes to the south. I am recalling all my PBs from south of Rabaul where they have been evacing troops and will try to get them into Rabaul to move troops out of there - thought I had more time - maybe I do... maybe I don't.
Xargun
Well I was correct about Nomad's retaliation - but wrong about the method. He swept Rabaul with several squadrons of Corsairs, and sent three Bombardment TFs into the area. One hit Rabaul, and two hit Kavieng wrecking the place. The lighter one was used against Rabaul, but the other two had BBs in them. They caught a total of 7 damaged planes on the ground and destroyed them.
The allied CVs are now back and stationed off Rabaul, 2 hexes to the south. I am recalling all my PBs from south of Rabaul where they have been evacing troops and will try to get them into Rabaul to move troops out of there - thought I had more time - maybe I do... maybe I don't.
Xargun
Nov 15th, 1942
Sub Warfare:
Allied ASW finds and damaged RO-67 near Woodlark Island forcing her to return to Truk for repairs.
South Pacific:
Allied bombardment TFs show up at Milne Bay and Kavieng during the night. Damage is not great at either. Then as the sun rises, five squadrons of Corsairs sweep Kavieng finding no one home to shoot down.
The allied CVs are now 2 hexes east of Kavieng and a large force of Avengers and SBDs bombed the airfield at Kavieng inflicting really minor damage for so many bombers. The damage at Kaving isn't overwhelming and I was able to fly two Tojo fighters back to Truk today.
In R&D news; in ten days my engineers assure the High Command that the new A6M5c Zero will begin rolling off the assembly lines in Japan. This promises to be a large improvement over the current model - though we do trade range for more speed and armor. The initial production will be 5 Zeroes a day.
Xargun
Allied ASW finds and damaged RO-67 near Woodlark Island forcing her to return to Truk for repairs.
South Pacific:
Allied bombardment TFs show up at Milne Bay and Kavieng during the night. Damage is not great at either. Then as the sun rises, five squadrons of Corsairs sweep Kavieng finding no one home to shoot down.
The allied CVs are now 2 hexes east of Kavieng and a large force of Avengers and SBDs bombed the airfield at Kavieng inflicting really minor damage for so many bombers. The damage at Kaving isn't overwhelming and I was able to fly two Tojo fighters back to Truk today.
In R&D news; in ten days my engineers assure the High Command that the new A6M5c Zero will begin rolling off the assembly lines in Japan. This promises to be a large improvement over the current model - though we do trade range for more speed and armor. The initial production will be 5 Zeroes a day.
Xargun
Noc 16th, 1942
South Pacific:
Allied bombardment TFs visits Milne Bay killing both of the damaged Vals there and hammering the troops pretty good despite the level 6 forts.
An enemy combat TF cruising north of Rabaul looking for my PBs is caught in the open by some Vals. Unfortunately only 1 managed to land a bomb, but it hit Ca Astoria destroying one of her 8" gun mounts. One Val was destroyed by flak.
I believe he will bombard Manus Island next turn with this TF and will probably catch some damaged patrol planes on the ground - I moved all the undamaged ones back to Truk leaving behind 10 or so -- they take forever to repair. The Vals are still in the area, bouncing from airfield to airfield. Hoping to get another hit or two on some allied ships tomorrow.
With the South Pacific sort of done for now - I am simply evacing as many troops as possible before they are all cut off - I am switching my focus to the SRA and the line from Dili to Saumlaki to Dobo where I am building up the bases. Dili is turning into a good base, lvl 7 AF and halfway to lvl 6 forts. The port was expanded to level 2. Saumlaki has a lvl 1 port, lvl 1 AF (halfway to lvl 2) and level 4 forts. Dobo is the same as Saumlaki. I built the forts up to lvl 4 before anything else to try to trick him into thinking I am just getting to working on the bases now. Once the AFs are level 2, I will switch back to forts. I want lvl 6 forts (at least) before he invades. Expanding the AFs serve two purposes - 1 allows me to base Fighters and DBs there for offensive actions... and 2 - increases the amount of supplies the bases can hold without spoilage.
After the front line of Dili, Saumlaki and Dobo, I am building up Ambon, Kendari and Makassar. Sorong is decently sized, and Babeldaob just reached lvl 9 forts -- that base is maxed out.
Xargun
Allied bombardment TFs visits Milne Bay killing both of the damaged Vals there and hammering the troops pretty good despite the level 6 forts.
An enemy combat TF cruising north of Rabaul looking for my PBs is caught in the open by some Vals. Unfortunately only 1 managed to land a bomb, but it hit Ca Astoria destroying one of her 8" gun mounts. One Val was destroyed by flak.
I believe he will bombard Manus Island next turn with this TF and will probably catch some damaged patrol planes on the ground - I moved all the undamaged ones back to Truk leaving behind 10 or so -- they take forever to repair. The Vals are still in the area, bouncing from airfield to airfield. Hoping to get another hit or two on some allied ships tomorrow.
With the South Pacific sort of done for now - I am simply evacing as many troops as possible before they are all cut off - I am switching my focus to the SRA and the line from Dili to Saumlaki to Dobo where I am building up the bases. Dili is turning into a good base, lvl 7 AF and halfway to lvl 6 forts. The port was expanded to level 2. Saumlaki has a lvl 1 port, lvl 1 AF (halfway to lvl 2) and level 4 forts. Dobo is the same as Saumlaki. I built the forts up to lvl 4 before anything else to try to trick him into thinking I am just getting to working on the bases now. Once the AFs are level 2, I will switch back to forts. I want lvl 6 forts (at least) before he invades. Expanding the AFs serve two purposes - 1 allows me to base Fighters and DBs there for offensive actions... and 2 - increases the amount of supplies the bases can hold without spoilage.
After the front line of Dili, Saumlaki and Dobo, I am building up Ambon, Kendari and Makassar. Sorong is decently sized, and Babeldaob just reached lvl 9 forts -- that base is maxed out.
Xargun
Nov 17th, 1942
Burma:
I sent some Oscars on a high level sweep of Cox's Bazar - and the weather finally permitted my planes at Rangoon to fly - and they swept a group of Hurricanes. We lost three total planes and reports say they lost six. Good deal in planes, but we lost all three pilots - well two killed and 1 MIA.
My Sallies and Helens then bombed the 16th British Brigade as they have stopped moving south along the trail on the west coast north of Ramree and are now heading back north.
Nothing else happened this turn. The South Pacific was quiet. I am still putting a hold on evac operations for at least another day to ensure the seas are clear before turn it back on full speed. An Emily was repaired at Rabaul and flew off to safety at Truk.
Xargun
I sent some Oscars on a high level sweep of Cox's Bazar - and the weather finally permitted my planes at Rangoon to fly - and they swept a group of Hurricanes. We lost three total planes and reports say they lost six. Good deal in planes, but we lost all three pilots - well two killed and 1 MIA.
My Sallies and Helens then bombed the 16th British Brigade as they have stopped moving south along the trail on the west coast north of Ramree and are now heading back north.
Nothing else happened this turn. The South Pacific was quiet. I am still putting a hold on evac operations for at least another day to ensure the seas are clear before turn it back on full speed. An Emily was repaired at Rabaul and flew off to safety at Truk.
Xargun
Nov 18th, 1942
Sub Warfare:
IJN I-3 is spotted and attacked by allied forces near Green Island. The sub escapes without major damage, but 7 flt is sufficient to send him home to Truk for quick repairs. I am currently not building any subs so every sub is a precious commodity.
Burma:
My IJA bombers hit the 16th British Brigade inflicting another 70+ casualties as it slowly marches north.
South Pacific:
I moved my Vals to Namatanai and forgot to adjust their max range and they flew after some allied ships at Torokina and ran straight into 80 or so fighters on cap. Needless to say the unit was wiped out. The survivors will return to Truk for some rest and re-education while the unit rebuilds.
Xargun
IJN I-3 is spotted and attacked by allied forces near Green Island. The sub escapes without major damage, but 7 flt is sufficient to send him home to Truk for quick repairs. I am currently not building any subs so every sub is a precious commodity.
Burma:
My IJA bombers hit the 16th British Brigade inflicting another 70+ casualties as it slowly marches north.
South Pacific:
I moved my Vals to Namatanai and forgot to adjust their max range and they flew after some allied ships at Torokina and ran straight into 80 or so fighters on cap. Needless to say the unit was wiped out. The survivors will return to Truk for some rest and re-education while the unit rebuilds.
Xargun
Nov 20th, 1942
Burma:
My attempt to night bomb the Airfield at Chittagong fails - my pilots cannot land a hit.
South Pacific:
A single PB heading for Rabaul harbor runs into an allied combat TF and is sunk. The same TF then moves to Talasea and sinks two more PBs just arriving there. The enemy TF is the CA Astoria leading 5 DDs.
Not sure if this enemy TF is just lurking or what but it is north of Rabaul. Nomad is getting aggressive. We will see what we can do about that.
Xargun
My attempt to night bomb the Airfield at Chittagong fails - my pilots cannot land a hit.
South Pacific:
A single PB heading for Rabaul harbor runs into an allied combat TF and is sunk. The same TF then moves to Talasea and sinks two more PBs just arriving there. The enemy TF is the CA Astoria leading 5 DDs.
Not sure if this enemy TF is just lurking or what but it is north of Rabaul. Nomad is getting aggressive. We will see what we can do about that.
Xargun
Nov 20th, 1942
Nothing happened this turn.... and I mean the combat report is completely blank except for the date header 
The airfield at Rabaul is almost back in complete working order and the damaged planes still there are repairing - flew off five planes this turn.
Xargun
The airfield at Rabaul is almost back in complete working order and the damaged planes still there are repairing - flew off five planes this turn.Xargun
Nov 21st, 1942
Sub Warfare:
An USN sub dared to enter Rabaul and attack an IJN PB. The torpedoes misses and the PB dropped a bunch of depth charges damaging the sub.
During the day SS I-2, returning to Truk to refuel and rearm, comes across a lone xAKL near the Isle of Pines and attacks. The sub surfaces and puts 5 shells into the xAKL leaving her burning on the surface. I heard sinking noises a bit later.
Burma:
IJA Bombers hit the airfield and port at Akyab inflicting very minor damage.
Nothing else happened during the turn.
Xargun
An USN sub dared to enter Rabaul and attack an IJN PB. The torpedoes misses and the PB dropped a bunch of depth charges damaging the sub.
During the day SS I-2, returning to Truk to refuel and rearm, comes across a lone xAKL near the Isle of Pines and attacks. The sub surfaces and puts 5 shells into the xAKL leaving her burning on the surface. I heard sinking noises a bit later.
Burma:
IJA Bombers hit the airfield and port at Akyab inflicting very minor damage.
Nothing else happened during the turn.
Xargun
Nov 22nd, 1942
Sub Warfare:
Multiple sub encounters near Truk leave an IJN PB badly damaged from a torpedo strike. She should make Truk next turn - only 1 hex away and unload her troops.
Burma:
My air raid on Akyab port and Airfield causes little damage.
South Pacific:
What I can only call a disposable CL TF penetrated into Rabaul and north finding and sinking two PBs - one empty and one with 150 troops on board. I am going to have to figure something out for these incursions.
Xargun
Multiple sub encounters near Truk leave an IJN PB badly damaged from a torpedo strike. She should make Truk next turn - only 1 hex away and unload her troops.
Burma:
My air raid on Akyab port and Airfield causes little damage.
South Pacific:
What I can only call a disposable CL TF penetrated into Rabaul and north finding and sinking two PBs - one empty and one with 150 troops on board. I am going to have to figure something out for these incursions.
Xargun
Nov 23rd, 1942
Burma:
My Nells attack Calcutta Airfield during the night and damage a few planes.
South Pacific:
The crippled PB from last turn makes it to Truk and offloads its troops. The fires are in the 70s now but I disbanded it and hoping the size 30 repair yard at Truk can put the fires out and save the ship. These 14kn, 1000ton cargo PBs are golden.
Xargun
My Nells attack Calcutta Airfield during the night and damage a few planes.
South Pacific:
The crippled PB from last turn makes it to Truk and offloads its troops. The fires are in the 70s now but I disbanded it and hoping the size 30 repair yard at Truk can put the fires out and save the ship. These 14kn, 1000ton cargo PBs are golden.
Xargun
Nov 24th, 1942
Burma:
Night air raids on the runways at Calcutta inflicts less damage but costs us 3 bombers from Hurricanes on night cap.
South Pacific:
Five squadrons of Corsairs sweep the skies over Rabaul followed by B-25s bombing the airfield.
Xargun
Night air raids on the runways at Calcutta inflicts less damage but costs us 3 bombers from Hurricanes on night cap.
South Pacific:
Five squadrons of Corsairs sweep the skies over Rabaul followed by B-25s bombing the airfield.
Xargun
Nov 25th, 1942
South Pacific:
Four Squadrons of Corsairs sweep Rabaul before the B-25s come calling hitting the airfields. The damage is starting to accumulate but I only have a single aircraft left damaged there - a Tina that just won't repair
Jiro Horikoshi was not only true to his word, but a day earlier than promised - the Emperor himself is having a meeting with Jiro to thank him for his service to the Empire. The A6M5c Zero is in production and the first four fighters have been completed and ready for use !!! The current build is 5 per day. I will continue to build some base A6M2 Zeros until I have enough c model to start replacing units - then I will stop production on the base and decide what to do with those factories.
Xargun
Four Squadrons of Corsairs sweep Rabaul before the B-25s come calling hitting the airfields. The damage is starting to accumulate but I only have a single aircraft left damaged there - a Tina that just won't repair
Jiro Horikoshi was not only true to his word, but a day earlier than promised - the Emperor himself is having a meeting with Jiro to thank him for his service to the Empire. The A6M5c Zero is in production and the first four fighters have been completed and ready for use !!! The current build is 5 per day. I will continue to build some base A6M2 Zeros until I have enough c model to start replacing units - then I will stop production on the base and decide what to do with those factories.
Xargun
Nov 26th, 1942
South Pacific:
Marine Corsairs sweep Rabaul followed by B-25s bombing the airfield. The B-25 doesn't have the bombing power of the heavies, but they are doing the job. The airfield is basically closed.
Xargun
Marine Corsairs sweep Rabaul followed by B-25s bombing the airfield. The B-25 doesn't have the bombing power of the heavies, but they are doing the job. The airfield is basically closed.
Xargun
Re: More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please
South Pacific:
B-24s bomb troops at Rabaul, while Corsairs sweep and B-25s bomb the airfield.
Xargun
B-24s bomb troops at Rabaul, while Corsairs sweep and B-25s bomb the airfield.
Xargun
Nov 28th, 1942
South Pacific:
Allied B-24s bomb troops at Rabaul but inflict no losses.
Xargun
Allied B-24s bomb troops at Rabaul but inflict no losses.
Xargun