Marshall Islands:
Enemy Corsairs sweep the skies over Roi-Namur finding no fighters in the air.
Xargun
More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please (Feb 1944)
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
June 3rd, 1843
Sub Warfare:
SS Haddock fires four torpedoes at TK Ojikasan Maru but misses. Good thing, that tanker was full of oil bound for Japan.
Xargun
SS Haddock fires four torpedoes at TK Ojikasan Maru but misses. Good thing, that tanker was full of oil bound for Japan.
Xargun
June 4th, 1943
No combat events happened today.
Xargun
Xargun
June 5th, 1943
OZ:
I have spotted some allied amphibs at a dot base on the NE portion of Oz for the last couple turns so I decided to check it out. Unfortunately my TF was spotted last turn and the ships all fled. But I stayed and bombarded the dot base finding members of C Regiment of the 3rd Australian Division there. For those that wonder, the dot base is Gove.
Marshall Islands:
The B-25s are back at hitting the naval fortress at Maloelap.
Xargun
I have spotted some allied amphibs at a dot base on the NE portion of Oz for the last couple turns so I decided to check it out. Unfortunately my TF was spotted last turn and the ships all fled. But I stayed and bombarded the dot base finding members of C Regiment of the 3rd Australian Division there. For those that wonder, the dot base is Gove.
Marshall Islands:
The B-25s are back at hitting the naval fortress at Maloelap.
Xargun
June 6th, 1943
No combat events this turn.
The last bunch of cruisers and destroyers are in repair yards for their 4/43 upgrades and other ships are getting some r&r time while their ships repair off some normal wear and tear. My newest CV is in the yards at Nagasaki getting her latest upgrade as well. In two weeks I will receive another CV and a CVL - the CVL comes with Sams !!!
Xargun
The last bunch of cruisers and destroyers are in repair yards for their 4/43 upgrades and other ships are getting some r&r time while their ships repair off some normal wear and tear. My newest CV is in the yards at Nagasaki getting her latest upgrade as well. In two weeks I will receive another CV and a CVL - the CVL comes with Sams !!!
Xargun
June 7th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
B-25s hit my Naval Fortress at Maloelap again.
B-24s hit my airfield at Roi-Namur. They did some good damage to the airfield but didn't catch any of the fly planes. I wonder if they coded it so you have to hit the port to get them? Would make sense to me, but not sure AE is that granular.
Xargun
B-25s hit my Naval Fortress at Maloelap again.
B-24s hit my airfield at Roi-Namur. They did some good damage to the airfield but didn't catch any of the fly planes. I wonder if they coded it so you have to hit the port to get them? Would make sense to me, but not sure AE is that granular.
Xargun
Re: More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please
How close are you to j7w1s, a7m2s and Frank's in my game against Andy I have Sam's already should get j7w1s in August and have had Frank's a for months now just want to see your same pace
Re: More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please
For some reasons I can never get Sams super early. But I have Franks.deaniks wrote: Sat Oct 08, 2022 1:48 pm How close are you to j7w1s, a7m2s and Frank's in my game against Andy I have Sam's already should get j7w1s in August and have had Frank's a for months now just want to see your same pace
Frank r : Arrived May 1st, 1943
Sam: Should arrive mid July 1943
Shinden: Won't arrive until Feb 1944. I have only put two R&D factories into this plane.
Xargun
June 8th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
B-25s strafe the naval fortress at Maloelap destroying it.
Xargun
B-25s strafe the naval fortress at Maloelap destroying it.
Xargun
June 9th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
B-25s have now turned on the naval fortress at Wotje and are hitting it now.
Xargun
B-25s have now turned on the naval fortress at Wotje and are hitting it now.
Xargun
June 10th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
I-19 is spotted by allied ships and damaged. She is heading back for repairs.
Marshall Islands:
Allied bombardment TF hit Roi-Namur during the night inflicting some decent losses on the troops there.
B-25s continue their strafing runs against the Wotje naval fortress.
B-24s strike at the airfield at Roi-Namur as well.
Xargun
I-19 is spotted by allied ships and damaged. She is heading back for repairs.
Marshall Islands:
Allied bombardment TF hit Roi-Namur during the night inflicting some decent losses on the troops there.
B-25s continue their strafing runs against the Wotje naval fortress.
B-24s strike at the airfield at Roi-Namur as well.
Xargun
June 11th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
Allied TF bombarded Roi-Namur again - didn't inflict much damage.
B-24s bombed the airfield at Roi-Namur adding some more damage to the airfield that I wasn't using.
B-25s strafed Wotje Naval Fortress inflicting good damage.
The 1st Marine Raider Battalion landed and captured Maloelap.
These Atolls are hard to defend. Several had level 6 forts but they didn't seem to help much. Glad I pulled all of the troops out of here.
Xargun
Allied TF bombarded Roi-Namur again - didn't inflict much damage.
B-24s bombed the airfield at Roi-Namur adding some more damage to the airfield that I wasn't using.
B-25s strafed Wotje Naval Fortress inflicting good damage.
The 1st Marine Raider Battalion landed and captured Maloelap.
These Atolls are hard to defend. Several had level 6 forts but they didn't seem to help much. Glad I pulled all of the troops out of here.
Xargun
June 12th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
I-15 fires two torpedoes at PF Pacific but misses. The sub escapes with no damage.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1 Venturas bomb Roi-Namur going after troops.
B-25s begin to strike at the Nimur Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
The D4Y4 Judy has just entered production right on schedule. Those 800kg bombs will leave a mark on enemy ships.
Xargun
I-15 fires two torpedoes at PF Pacific but misses. The sub escapes with no damage.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1 Venturas bomb Roi-Namur going after troops.
B-25s begin to strike at the Nimur Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
The D4Y4 Judy has just entered production right on schedule. Those 800kg bombs will leave a mark on enemy ships.
Xargun
June 13th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
SS Herring is spotted west of Nagasaki and attacked, but reports indicate no damage was inflicted.
SS Wahoo fires two torpedoes at DD Hayashio near Takao but misses. The DD fails to damage the sub as well.
Marshall Islands:
Allied TF bombarded Roi-Namur again - didn't inflict much damage.
B-24s bombed the airfield at Roi-Namur adding some more damage to the airfield that I wasn't using.
B-25s strafed Wotje Naval Fortress inflicting good damage.
PV-1 Venturas bomb Roi-Namur going after troops.
Xargun
SS Herring is spotted west of Nagasaki and attacked, but reports indicate no damage was inflicted.
SS Wahoo fires two torpedoes at DD Hayashio near Takao but misses. The DD fails to damage the sub as well.
Marshall Islands:
Allied TF bombarded Roi-Namur again - didn't inflict much damage.
B-24s bombed the airfield at Roi-Namur adding some more damage to the airfield that I wasn't using.
B-25s strafed Wotje Naval Fortress inflicting good damage.
PV-1 Venturas bomb Roi-Namur going after troops.
Xargun
June 14th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
SS Wahoo is spotted again by DD Hayashio near Pescadores and attacked. Reports indicate minor damage inflicted upon the enemy sub.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Xargun
SS Wahoo is spotted again by DD Hayashio near Pescadores and attacked. Reports indicate minor damage inflicted upon the enemy sub.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Xargun
June 15th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
SS Sealion launches two torpedoes at PB Shonan #8 but misses.
Ground combat at 87,31 (near Ningsia)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14697 troops, 125 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 527
Defending force 19417 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745
Japanese adjusted assault: 417
Allied adjusted defense: 892
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
733 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Ankei SNLF
27th Division
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
China:
My attack along the trail near Ningsia failed. More enemy troops there than I thought.
Marshall Islands:
B-24s bomb the airfield at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Marine Raiders come ashore at Wotje and capture the atoll.
Xargun
SS Sealion launches two torpedoes at PB Shonan #8 but misses.
Ground combat at 87,31 (near Ningsia)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14697 troops, 125 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 527
Defending force 19417 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745
Japanese adjusted assault: 417
Allied adjusted defense: 892
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
733 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Ankei SNLF
27th Division
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
China:
My attack along the trail near Ningsia failed. More enemy troops there than I thought.
Marshall Islands:
B-24s bomb the airfield at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Marine Raiders come ashore at Wotje and capture the atoll.
Xargun
June 16th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
SRA:
KB arrives off the dot-base Gove and launches not even a half strike against the enemy warships there. I was very unhappy with the performance here. One there was no morning strike and the afternoon strike was less than half my available bombers - a total of 82 bombers launched. The TF has nearly 200 bombers. Why wouldn't you launch everything you had against spotted enemy BBs ?? I don't think I will ever understand the CV strike logic.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gove at 82,127
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 151 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 56 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 38
D3A1 Val x 44
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 19 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 14 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
DD Eaton, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 4, on fire
The bomb hits on the BBs all bounced off armor, but several took out some AA gun clusters. So that will be longer in repair than pure sys damage.
Xargun
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
SRA:
KB arrives off the dot-base Gove and launches not even a half strike against the enemy warships there. I was very unhappy with the performance here. One there was no morning strike and the afternoon strike was less than half my available bombers - a total of 82 bombers launched. The TF has nearly 200 bombers. Why wouldn't you launch everything you had against spotted enemy BBs ?? I don't think I will ever understand the CV strike logic.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gove at 82,127
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 151 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 56 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 38
D3A1 Val x 44
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 19 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 14 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
DD Eaton, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 4, on fire
The bomb hits on the BBs all bounced off armor, but several took out some AA gun clusters. So that will be longer in repair than pure sys damage.
Xargun
June 17th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Marine troops come ashore at the dot-base Ailuk and capture it. Not sure why he is landing here - the base is worthless.
SRA:
I moved my CVs east hoping to catch the enemy BBs fleeing east as well, but they obviously went to flank speed and disappeared to the neast. I did spot some enemy ships at Merauke but the CVs decided not to launch any strikes today. I really give up understanding this. Nothing else is spotted, I don't care if its a lonely old 100ton xAKL - launch a damn strike at it. Maybe not sent torpedoes but the CVs carry hundreds of bombs and never get low, so waste them.
Xargun
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
B-25s strafe the Naval Fortress at Kwajalein.
Marine troops come ashore at the dot-base Ailuk and capture it. Not sure why he is landing here - the base is worthless.
SRA:
I moved my CVs east hoping to catch the enemy BBs fleeing east as well, but they obviously went to flank speed and disappeared to the neast. I did spot some enemy ships at Merauke but the CVs decided not to launch any strikes today. I really give up understanding this. Nothing else is spotted, I don't care if its a lonely old 100ton xAKL - launch a damn strike at it. Maybe not sent torpedoes but the CVs carry hundreds of bombs and never get low, so waste them.
Xargun
June 18th, 1943
China:
Two Chinese Corps beat up on one of my brigades near Kiuchuan.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
So I am approaching 600 Franks in my pools. How many should I stockpile?
Xargun
Two Chinese Corps beat up on one of my brigades near Kiuchuan.
Marshall Islands:
PV-1s and B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
So I am approaching 600 Franks in my pools. How many should I stockpile?
Xargun
June 19th, 1943
China:
My troops near Hami attack the two Chinese Corps and inflict some good damage. Gotta love those tanks against Chinese units.
Ground combat at 83,21 (near Hami)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12816 troops, 102 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 489
Defending force 11328 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416
Japanese adjusted assault: 393
Allied adjusted defense: 197
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
734 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
41st Division
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
Marshall Islands:
An allied TF bombards Roi-Namur inflicting a lot of damage. Luckily the base force there has 200 squads so they can absorb a lot of damage.
Marine Paratroopers come ashore at Bikini Atoll and capture it. A bit odd for paratroopers to come ashore like normal troops.
B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
Xargun
My troops near Hami attack the two Chinese Corps and inflict some good damage. Gotta love those tanks against Chinese units.
Ground combat at 83,21 (near Hami)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12816 troops, 102 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 489
Defending force 11328 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416
Japanese adjusted assault: 393
Allied adjusted defense: 197
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
734 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
41st Division
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
Marshall Islands:
An allied TF bombards Roi-Namur inflicting a lot of damage. Luckily the base force there has 200 squads so they can absorb a lot of damage.
Marine Paratroopers come ashore at Bikini Atoll and capture it. A bit odd for paratroopers to come ashore like normal troops.
B-24s bomb my troops at Roi-Namur again.
Xargun