An Aussie Beta Affair - Luskan V Raver!!!

[Luskan]

Well Raver's just too cunning for little old me. That sneaky landed 4 bombardments at Suva and I didn't manage to hit back . . . and then he lands 3 big INF units at Suva without my troops even knowing they were landing and THIS turn his troops do a huge bombardment attack . . . why did he continue to catch me out? How is it I didn't loose a man in any of those bombardments? How is it that my troops didn't shoot back whe n his troops landed at Suva????

Should be obvious really. What sort of idiot does he think I am? Did anyone REALLY think I was going to a: leave troop at Suva, even post PLANES there and try to supply them? Geez guys I don't even have the phillipines totally under control yet! So as soon as I took the place, my diversion was complete. I loaded my troops back aboard my ships and sent them off to Truk, Rabaul, and a few other little islands I plan to make part of my defence network. I had 1 damaged AP that the CD units smacked in port - and Raver's 1st bombardment group put another shell through it - and it sank, but it was never going to survive anyway.

Also - as if I'd leave some of my precious CVs on station where he would expect them????

Raver looks like a real military genius (no recon, and he's just bombarded the shit out of an empty fort) and he's wasted time with pre points, shipping and landing troops out to the middle of nowhere when he should have used them to hit me at Rabaul before my cd units arrived weeks ago (or better yet, reinforce targets he KNOWS that I'm after. PM, Darwin, Midway, Noumea and Luganville would be a much better idea).

In other news my troops kciked the snot out of Raver's 7000 stranded troops at iliou and killed them off without trouble. Also, my cvls caught up with Raver's fleeing transports (last turn acrtually but bad weather kept them hemmed in) and Raver had some hurricanes on CAp. 2 to be exact, but my zeros claimed 15 kills (sigh). I did whack a dozen of his transports, and i'll get more next turn without trouble (and 2 british MLs sent to the bottom which is always a good idea).



Enjoy the combat report!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56


19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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ASW attack at 32,56

Japanese Ships
TK Ryuei Maru
PC Nichi Maru #1
PG Taiko Maru
PG Shotoku Maru
PG Kanko Maru
PG Takunan Maru #8
PG Takunan Maru #3
PG Oi Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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Coastal Guns at Iloilo, 42,56, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56


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Day Air attack on Sasebo 2nd SNLF, at 31,64


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 5


no losses

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Mannargudi at 16,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N Kate x 61
E13A1 Jake x 20

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 2

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 15 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Cormorant
ML Rampur, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cougar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Isis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bhima
AK Empire Brook
AK Hinsang, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Moonbeam, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Snipe, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Ibex, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,23

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 20

no losses

Allied Ships
AK Honolulan
AK Sudabar
AK Kiangsu

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
2 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
9 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N Kate x 28
E13A1 Jake x 19

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Eidsvold
AK Empire Glade
AK Empire Flamingo, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Høegh Merchant, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Talthibius
AK Empire Haven
AK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Hawksbill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Kingsley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dardanus

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
ML Agra, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,23

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 20

no losses

Allied Ships
AP Taiyuan
AK Steelmaker

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
2 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
9 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at 50,31

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21099 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1404 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 132 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44083 troops, 381 guns, 167 vehicles

Defending force 51075 troops, 632 guns, 236 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Iloilo

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8919 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3833 troops, 44 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo base !!!



Allied aircraft


no losses

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
6890 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Suva [:D][:D][:D][:D]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26295 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 43137 troops, 592 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 83473 troops, 471 guns, 449 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

[Raverdave]

Must admit to being somewhat nervous about taking back Fiji. I was not sure where Luskans Fleet carriers are and so risked 4 Bdes of Kiwis in a made dash to Fiji. Luck seems to have been on my side, as there were no sign of either his CVs are any major surface units for that matter. I decided to use Kiwis as I want to keep my US and Aussies in reserve for a major operation that is now in the early stages of planning (it will take about five game months to get everything in place and if it works will shorten the war by years!). Looks like Luskan simply dumped his troops in Fiji and left them to rot, with the exception of one Sub, there seems to be no other support for his troops. This will really lift the Allied moral !

[Luskan]

The moral of the story is - I'm at least a step in front of Raver - even when it comes to posting the AAR [;)]

I sorta knew RAver would use Kiwis - unlikely that I was going to attack their homeland while those troops are away (although . . . . )

[Raverdave]

It's empty![X(] There is no one home at Fiji ![X(]

[Raverdave]

Here is the current map of the Bay of Bengal also showing Burma

[Raverdave]

And what things currently look like in the PI.

[Cap Mandrake]

Wow...those maps look terrific! The linear railroads kinda bug me though.

Fun AAR. Good taunting guys!!. It reminds me of Goldfinger taunting Bond as he has him strapped to a table with a laser or something. [:)]

[Mr.Frag]

The linear railroads kinda bug me though.

It was done to clearly show Rail vs Road.

[fabertong]

Thanks for the screenies.........[:)]

[Luskan]

Another turn of my small cv group smacking the crap out of Raver's fleeing transports. Have also sighted some CLs, CAs and a few DDs just past colombo - will see if I can't bag them this turn.

OTherwise, things at Clark have turned around - now I kill twice as many of Raver's troops in the bombardments every turn.

Otherwise things were pretty quiet (oh, 26 thousand kiwis stormed suva - my heros . . .).

[Onime No Kyo]

Otherwise things were pretty quiet (oh, 26 thousand kiwis stormed suva - my heros . . .).

I think Luskan should have left one guy on Suva just to point and laugh at Raver's Kiwis.[:'(]

[kaleun]

Onime No Kyo:
What does your name mean?
Wakarimasen
Domo arigato gosaimas
[;)]

[rroberson]

Where's my update? And don't give me the whole chore, sex, job excuse....thousands of readers are waiting for you to live up to your game playing responsibilty...[8|]


still reading and still enjoying keep up the good work!

[&o]

[j campbell]

kaluen,

i think it is an anime/ manga character. if i am correct it does not have a literal japanese to english translation although my japanese is very basic. Nihongo o hanashimasu ka? watashi no oksan wa nihonjin desu.

[Capt. Harlock]

Where's my update? And don't give me the whole chore, sex, job excuse....thousands of readers are waiting for you to live up to your game playing responsibilty...

Now hold on... Chores and jobs can be dismissed but sex is always a valid excuse.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: kaleun

Onime No Kyo:
What does your name mean?
Wakarimasen
Domo arigato gosaimas
[;)]

It means Demon-eyes Kyo. He's the main character in "Samurai Deeper Kyo" anime. But I dont think there was ever a manga for it.

[Raverdave]

More than happy to give you an update, except that slack-arse Luskan has not sent me the turn ![:@]

I have some MAJOR operations in the pipe line and these turn delays are driving me mad!

[Luskan]

Ok ok - work is the present excuse, and turn is sent. Has been fairly quiet in the pacific now that my cvs have withdrawn from the aby of Bengal to refuel - I'd say that british shipping just took a bigger whallopping than was historical - although most of those crippled ships will survive.

Raver has major ops going? Unless they're far away and haven't arrived yet they aren't rolling in towards the SRA (which is sort of what I'd hoped for). More concerned about him getting troops into little bases with big supply (any old hole in PNG will do, just jump in and build a fort where the jap isn't expecting you and you've delayed him).

Lots of reinforcements and replacements flying out all over the map and hundreds of thousands of points of supply is bouncing around too. Invading a few other little enemy base hexes that are empty in the PI - eating away at Borneo slowly.

I have 3 major ops on the lpan at the moment because my massive reinforcement resupply op, delivering every scrap of supply, fuel, CDs and INF garrisons to the front line bases I already hold (especially the distant ones from Tokyo) has been completed.

Operation 1, is yet to be named and is on hold and top secret.

Operation 2, code named "Operation-after-Operation-One" is actually going ahead earlier than operation 1 and will involve my arrival in the DEI.

Operation 3, code named "Five-cougars-thanks!" is taking bloody forever to get organised - so much so that I think Raver will be in a position to defeat it if I finally get into gear.

[Raverdave]

ORIGINAL: Luskan


Operation 2, code named "Operation-after-Operation-One" is actually going ahead earlier than operation 1 and will involve my arrival in the DEI.

Mate you have been watching way too many Black Adder shows

Operation 3, code named "Five-cougars-thanks!" is taking bloody forever to get organised - so much so that I think Raver will be in a position to defeat it if I finally get into gear.

[X(] Oooooo so you are going to use a brigade of large breasted blondes to attack me? (you have to be an Aussie to understand this[:D]).

[Piiska]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

(you have to be an Aussie to understand this[:D]).

...Or you must have been to Australia recently...and watched some television...and like beautiful blonde women with large breasts.....wait.... the last comment was un-necessary for understanding...forget it

Ps. I never saw her in a pub - hence I never drank the stuff. Only beer......and some of your excellet wines that I now have to pay very dearly for up here [:@]