Luskan v DadMan: A Banana Republic?

[Admiral DadMan]

Ok folks, here goes.

Scenario 15
Luskan as Japan
Dadman as Allied

No holds barred, or pussy house rules (except port attacks on Turn 1)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41

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Naval Gun Fire at Wake Island (82,63) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Uji Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Shell hits 4
AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack at 36,54

Japanese Ships
AP Meiu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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TF 122 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Noshiro Maru #2

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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-48 Lily x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 22

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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 24

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 71

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 15 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 107
G3M Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 49

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
P-35A: 13 destroyed, 11 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 21 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 13 destroyed, 12 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 34
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 173

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Day Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 112
D3A Val x 135
B5N Kate x 143

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
P-26A x 5
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 25 destroyed, 7 damaged
D3A Val: 14 destroyed, 32 damaged
B5N Kate: 15 destroyed, 24 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 15 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-26A: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 30 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 55 destroyed, 29 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 14 damaged
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
PBY Catalina: 41 destroyed, 45 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 16 destroyed, 22 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 10
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
SS Narwhal, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AS Pelias, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 2
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 85

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12
Hudson I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka

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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Usugumo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Nako Maru
PG Tatsumiya Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Hudson I x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Keiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Jouban Maru

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Buffalo I x 24
Blenheim IV x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kinugawa Maru
AP Teia Maru
AP Kashiwara Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kyuma Maru

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 10, on fire
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 2
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 2
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Barker, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Parrott, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Stewart, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, on fire
DD Fubuki, on fire
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri
DD Amagiri, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 46, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Tacloban, at 44,58

Japanese Ships
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Sagiri
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
AK Kanlaon II, Shell hits 3
AK Latouche, Shell hits 2, on fire

Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 6

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Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
602 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 22
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 14

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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba

Allied Ships
AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Liran, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Belawan, Shell hits 7, on fire
AK Bengalen, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

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Naval bombardment of Davao, at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Montanes, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauban, Shell hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
CL Naka

Allied Ships
AK Pasir, Shell hits 3, on fire
ML Prins van Oranje, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
TK Angelina, Shell hits 2
AK Siaoe, Shell hits 7, on fire


Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
AK Luzon, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Magallanes, Shell hits 4, on fire


Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Puerto Princesa, at 38,55

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
CA Ashigara
CA Maya

Allied Ships
AVD Heron, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


190 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 7
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
448 casualties reported

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
1417 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
731 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71


Japanese ground losses:
478 casualties reported

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 47,47


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49


Japanese ground losses:
836 casualties reported

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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 44,50


Japanese ground losses:
813 casualties reported

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TF 99 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Brunei, 32,57, firing at TF 103
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57


10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported

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TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Miri, 31,57


Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported

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TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 35,56


Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported

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TF 112 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53


Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported

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TF 113 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55


Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported

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TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 42,59


Japanese ground losses:
333 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61


119 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 3, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Choko Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
1233 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 121
TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


182 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Yamafuku Maru, Shell hits 11
AK Liverpool Maru, Shell hits 1
PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
1310 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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TF 122 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 68,113 WTF?


Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
PC Tama Maru #8
PG Koei Maru
PG Heijo Maru
PC Shonon Maru #15
PG Choan Maru #2
PG Keijo Maru
PC Toshi Maru #3, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Choko Maru #2
PG Seikai Maru
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
PC Takunan Maru #2

Coastal Guns at Noumea, 68,113, firing at TF 122
107 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Amakasu Maru #1
PG Keijo Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Katsuragisan Maru
PC Tama Maru #8
AP Chichibu Maru
PG Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 1
AP Konsan Maru, Shell hits 1
PG Nikkai Maru
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

I'm not taking that lying down!

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TF 123 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25007 troops, 251 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 7457 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4820 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 11811 troops, 87 guns, 4 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Menado

Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1303 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 10438 troops, 75 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Davao

Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2813 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 14195 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wake Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1455 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1392 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Batan Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1826 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 622 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 168 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island base !!!

Allied ground losses:
1380 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1348 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1895 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 17 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1793 casualties reported
Guns lost 39

CRAP! I was hoping for at least ONE more turn to evac the Wildcats.

A VERY active turn 1

[kaleun]

The banana is turning into a second Mog.
Looking forward to his AAR series.
Will the banana try the same tactics once again?
Will he try something else?
The world wonders[8|]

[2ndACR]

Got to love it when the "rapid expansion" takes effect. Taking Noumea is just plain mean. I forsee about
80 Zeros and 80 Nells stationed there. Not sure why he did not take Palembang on turn 1 though.

[Luskan]

Well, we're only on turn 4 and we've lost about 80 ships between us so far. The highlights for Dadman are the POW and Repulse pounding 12 aps to dust at brunei and escaping scott free on turn 3, while his cvs hammered the ships in the wake force and sank all of those too.

On the other side of the coin the SRA has been a blood bath as all my surface intercepts and surface raiders have sunk transport and combat time after time.

One of my early combat units was out of ammo and ran into the Boise and she pounded them all quite a bit - last turn I caught the Boise and Houston and ended the last real threat in the southern SRA (POW and Repulse are still out there somewhere however).

Cat and mouse in the pacific and Dadman looks to have succeeded with eluding KB. He hit wake and then when I was expecting him to try and get back to pearl by going north then west, he actually went south (nice move) and threw me way out of position - and came very very very close to sinking my replenishment tf which is running for Kwajalein - he may yet catch it. Unfortunately, with the fuel situation the way it is I know I won't be catching his cvs with KB.

Noumea was a chip off the old Frag block, and am enjoying my success down there, even though a few kiwi ships turned up to ruin the supply effort (too late, I've got CD units, troops and enough supplies to push SOPAC into the ocean off the other end of the island).

Other highlights have been we've seen a crazy allied admiral cross the T of a jap destroyer squadron at night at 8000 yards (which resulted in the predictable long lancing of basically the entire allied squadron as it should) and we've seen the Yukikaze get hit by a 6 inch shell that found her magazine and they're finding parts of her as far away as china . . .

[mogami]

ORIGINAL: kaleun

The banana is turning into a second Mog.
Looking forward to his AAR series.
Will the banana try the same tactics once again?
Will he try something else?
The world wonders[8|]

Hi, No Luskan has his own style. I'm "old stodge" compared to him. I proceed at a much slower pace. I worry about every aircraft I lose. I'm not really into "Razzle Dazzle"

For example, in my current game I captured Singapore on March 17 1942. Much too late for most speedsters. However every Japanese unit that entered the Singapore hex had "Singapore 100" in their objective area. Japan does not build much in the way of replacement equipment so I am careful how much I lose. All the units involved in the Campaign for the Philippines finished with experiance over 95.
In late Feb I returned almost the entire IJN to shipyards and kept them there till they had 0 system damage. Now in mid March I am starting my operations in the South Pacific. (While 4 of the CV rampage the Indian Ocean)



So we can compare when they get there here are my March 20 1942 totals

Allied aircraft 1151
Japanese aircraft 366
Allied Army 5872
Japanese Army 187
Allied Ships 176 (FOW) (1856 points)
Japanese Ships 17 (Actual)(113 points)
Allied Score 3561
Japanese Score 11743

[SunDevil_MatrixForum]

Mogami,

Do we need to start a collection for you, so you can get back on your playing and AAR telling feet? I can not wait to learn through your AARs that you will post. [:D]

[SunDevil_MatrixForum]

Mogami,

Do you find you are not prepared enough, infrastructure wise in the south pacific when the americans arrive in force because of your slow pace? Just curious, what you have said makes perfect sense, just that building up airfields and ports and forts take time.

[mogami]

Wow that would be nice. I think for 200 a week I could drink beer....er play WITP 20 hours a day and post AAR for 10-15 PBEM games.

In the South Pacific I consider myself well ahead of schedule. The historic Port Moresby Operation occured in the first week of May 1942 and it was not really of the scope that I plan on using. I've had Rabaul for some time but have been building it to support future operations. Currently Kaga Akagi and the 3 CVL are busy clearing out enemy TF (I caught them building Buna and Gilli Gilli) I'll be several months ahead of history. Before I can support operations anything I send can be considered tagets hanging for the enemy. Now I can cover my operations.

[Admiral DadMan]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu
PG Tatsumiya Maru

Japanese ground losses:
530 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71


Japanese ground losses:
219 casualties reported

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TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49


Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported

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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 44,50


Japanese ground losses:
598 casualties reported

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TF 104 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 105
TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


Japanese ground losses:
216 casualties reported

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TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
532 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Brunei, 32,57, firing at TF 109
TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57


Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

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TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 42,59


Japanese ground losses:
316 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Brunei, 32,57, firing at TF 117
TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61


77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Kaika Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
521 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Sozan Maru
PC Shonan Maru #7

Japanese ground losses:
811 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 121
TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Saiko Maru
AP Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
389 casualties reported

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TF 122 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 68,113


Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
PC Toshi Maru #3, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Choko Maru #2
PG Koei Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Takunan Maru #2
PG Seikai Maru
PC Tama Maru #8
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Heijo Maru
PG Choan Maru #2, on fire
PG Keijo Maru

Coastal Guns at Noumea, 68,113, firing at TF 122
42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Haruna Maru, Shell hits 1
PG Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 22,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba
DD Isis
DD Encounter
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Ballarat

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Sub attack near Miri at 31,57

Japanese Ships
AP Amakusa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS O20

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Sub attack near Jesselton at 35,56

Japanese Ships
AP Kogyo Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2
DD Isonami
DD Shirayuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, on fire
AD Black Hawk, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage
TK Anastasia
AP Mijer
AK Siantar

Marblehead was no match for an IJN DesRon
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DDs from Manila get in amongst the transports unloading at Vigan, Phillipines

Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
MSW Senyu Maru #2, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Takashima Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Nissen Maru #3
AP Otori Maru, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sakido Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Shoan Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Sumiyoshi Maru
AP Surabaya Maru
AP Tacoma Maru
AP Takuei Maru, Shell hits 5
AP Takunan Maru
AP Tatuha Maru
AP Tatuho Maru
AP Tazan Maru
AP Tsuruga Maru
AP Shinyo Maru
AP Tatsutake Maru

Allied Ships
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 5
DD Peary
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 1
DD Pope, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Boise gets some

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taytay at 39,53

Japanese Ships
AP Koryu Maru
AP Meiko Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Shoho Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Tacloban, at 44,58

Japanese Ships
DD Hayabusa
DD Sagiri

Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba

Allied Ships
AK Belawan, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Liran, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bengalen, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Davao, at 41,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake
DD Wakatake
DD Yukaze
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied Ships
AK Montanes, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauban, Shell hits 2


Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Pescadores, at 47,43

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #52, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet
DD Thracian

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71


Japanese ground losses:
498 casualties reported

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Ryugi Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71


Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported

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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 44,50


Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported

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TF 104 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 105
TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported

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TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported

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TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 42,59


Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61


3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


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

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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 121
TF 121 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, Shell hits 2
PG Saiko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported

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TF 122 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 68,113


Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
PC Tama Maru #8, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Koei Maru
PC Shonon Maru #15
PG Choan Maru #2
PG Choko Maru #2, on fire
PG Keijo Maru

Coastal Guns at Noumea, 68,113, firing at TF 122
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isis
DD Encounter
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo
AP Kanimba
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Ballarat

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Sub attack at 22,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba
DD Isis
DD Encounter
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Ballarat

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Sub attack near Miri at 31,57

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS O20

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Sub attack near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese Ships
AK Johore Maru
PG Muro Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PG Sozan Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
PG Uji
PG Eiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-48 Lily x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 16

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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 35

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 16 destroyed, 5 damaged

Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 71
G4M1 Betty x 46

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 destroyed
P-35A: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 23

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

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Lexington tears into the Wake Is. group

Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 14
SBD Dauntless x 34

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kinryu Maru
DD Kisaragi, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.13

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Nitta Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Miri at 31,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tamatsu Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 35,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kuroshio Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Eihuku Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Chichibu Maru
PG Heijo Maru
CL Kashima

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,66

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Nachi

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,66

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

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Lexington again...

Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 14
SBD Dauntless x 30

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mutsuki
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozaki Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Takasago Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 5
Hudson I x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Jouban Maru
AP Keiyo Maru
AP Hotsukawa Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Blenheim IV x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hidaka Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 43,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G4M1 Betty x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet
DD Thracian

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PTs from Manila now...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-35, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT PT-41, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-45

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-45, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

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Sub attack near Tacloban at 44,58

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Otori
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
SS S-39

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Naval bombardment of Tacloban, at 44,58

Japanese Ships
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Sagiri, on fire
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
AK Kanlaon II, Shell hits 1

Port hits 1

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Sub attack near Jesselton at 35,56

Japanese Ships
AP Koan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXV


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Ground combat at Laoag

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21638 troops, 292 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 672 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 66 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!!



Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Brunei

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1544 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 824 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1



Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kendari

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9478 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 955 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Menado

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12839 troops, 107 guns, 19 vehicles
Defending force 2008 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Menado base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
3645 casualties reported
Guns lost 21


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Ground combat at Noumea

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6170 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 6328 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17559 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3313 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1338 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!!



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Ground combat at Taytay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1226 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!!



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Ground combat at Jesselton

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1319 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!!



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Ground combat at Miri

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!!



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Ground combat at Cagayan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9827 troops, 32 guns, 258 vehicles
Defending force 600 troops, 2 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 45 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 22 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lingayen

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21014 troops, 273 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 470 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!!



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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21194 troops, 253 guns, 16 vehicles
Defending force 7698 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Vigan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19358 troops, 199 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 652 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 235 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Guam

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 781 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!!



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Ground combat at Aparri

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 708 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 662 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

[Luskan]

How can they see with sequins in their eyes??

[Admiral DadMan]

His nastyness continues...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41

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Coastal Guns at Noumea, 68,113, firing at TF 122
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 68,113


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 45,49

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Thanet, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Thracian

OOps, Patrol TF intercepted me...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 45,49

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
DD Thanet, and is sunk
DD Thracian, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

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Some Bingo off of Brunei...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese Ships
MSW W.13, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
MSW W.14
AP Achou Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AP Arugun Maru
AP Ayo Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Genkai Maru
AP Humburugu Maru
AP Kaimyo Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese Ships
AP Kasuga Maru, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Nitta Maru, Shell hits 27, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nojima Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese Ships
AP Eihuku Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
AP Giyu Maru, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Gosei Maru, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Sub attack at 140,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
TK Montebello, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AS Fulton
AVD Ballard

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW Fumi Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shikinami

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Myoko Maru, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Humburugu Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Arugun Maru
AP Genkai Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 42,66

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kasuga Maru #2

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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Koshu Maru #2
PG Nikkai Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Isis
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Burnie, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Hudson I x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 23
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 damaged
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 damaged
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Enterprise joins Lexington

Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 9
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 34

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Nako Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 1
AP Daijukyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba, on fire
DD Encounter
DD Isis

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Day Time Surface Combat at 32,56

Japanese Ships
AP Ayo Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Day Time Surface Combat at 32,56

Japanese Ships
AP Kuroshio Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 17, on fire
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
PG Takunan Maru #10
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
PG Choan Maru #2
PG Choko Maru #2
PG Heijo Maru
PG Keijo Maru
PG Koei Maru
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Seikai Maru
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Takunan Maru #2
AP Amakasu Maru #1
AP Chichibu Maru
AP Daihachikyo Maru
AP Daijukyo Maru
AP Haruna Maru
AP Kaijo Maru #2
AP Katsuragisan Maru
AP Koshu Maru #2
AP Kotobuki Maru #5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kunimitsu Maru
AP Tateyama Maru
AP Kowa Maru
AP Tonei Maru
AP Konsan Maru

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Achilles

Kiwis join the fight!

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Ground combat at Brunei

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3744 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 704 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Noumea

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6357 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 6161 troops, 4 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 19 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 91959 troops, 954 guns, 141 vehicles
Defending force 54030 troops, 339 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
1308 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1856 casualties reported
Guns lost 33


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40662 troops, 462 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 13253 troops, 121 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52129 troops, 626 guns, 15 vehicles
Defending force 31754 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Wow, he's really going hard at it

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Luskan

Well, we're only on turn 4 and we've lost about 80 ships between us so far. The highlights for Dadman are the POW and Repulse pounding 12 aps to dust at brunei and escaping scott free on turn 3, while his cvs hammered the ships in the wake force and sank all of those too.

On the other side of the coin the SRA has been a blood bath as all my surface intercepts and surface raiders have sunk transport and combat time after time.

One of my early combat units was out of ammo and ran into the Boise and she pounded them all quite a bit - last turn I caught the Boise and Houston and ended the last real threat in the southern SRA (POW and Repulse are still out there somewhere however).

Cat and mouse in the pacific and Dadman looks to have succeeded with eluding KB. He hit wake and then when I was expecting him to try and get back to pearl by going north then west, he actually went south (nice move) and threw me way out of position - and came very very very close to sinking my replenishment tf which is running for Kwajalein - he may yet catch it. Unfortunately, with the fuel situation the way it is I know I won't be catching his cvs with KB.

Noumea was a chip off the old Frag block, and am enjoying my success down there, even though a few kiwi ships turned up to ruin the supply effort (too late, I've got CD units, troops and enough supplies to push SOPAC into the ocean off the other end of the island).

Other highlights have been we've seen a crazy allied admiral cross the T of a jap destroyer squadron at night at 8000 yards (which resulted in the predictable long lancing of basically the entire allied squadron as it should) and we've seen the Yukikaze get hit by a 6 inch shell that found her magazine and they're finding parts of her as far away as china . . .

I think we goofed on the location of SOPAC HQ. Not sure when it was formed, but I'm sure it was located at Aukland, NZ until Aug 1st, 1942, when it moved to Noumea.

[Raverdave]

I don't know...............I still think that taking Noumea so early is a real stretch for the IJN.................time will tell.

[Admiral DadMan]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41

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Sub attack at 45,47

Japanese Ships
DD Fumizuki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Permit

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TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 85,89


Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported

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Naval Gun Fire at Noumea (68,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 12

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

A day late she shows up, and gets chopped up by CDs

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Khota Bharu is now one of his airbases, so now I will start pounding the airfield, or at least put little chipmunk holes in it...

Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Blenheim I x 3
Hudson I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 24
Blenheim IV x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 9 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,62


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 4
T.IVa x 3
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CA Myoko

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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KB is on its way toward catching me at Wake, so Big E and Lady Lex are given orders to move toward the Solomons. Lexington was operating north of Wake, while Enterprise was to the south. Here's Lexington hitting Wake on the way by:

Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 11
SBD Dauntless x 33
Wirraway x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,70


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63


Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 10
SBD Dauntless x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 5 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsujin Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,56


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Genkai Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
PG Takunan Maru #10
MSW Tama Maru
MSW Tama Maru #2
PG Choan Maru #2
PG Choko Maru #2
PG Heijo Maru
PG Keijo Maru
PG Koei Maru
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Seikai Maru
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Takunan Maru #2
AP Amakasu Maru #1
AP Chichibu Maru
AP Daijukyo Maru
AP Haruna Maru
AP Kaijo Maru #2
AP Katsuragisan Maru
AP Koshu Maru #2
AP Kunimitsu Maru
AP Tateyama Maru
AP Kowa Maru
AP Tonei Maru
AP Konsan Maru

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 90386 troops, 900 guns, 140 vehicles
Defending force 57226 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
886 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1829 casualties reported
Guns lost 42


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40332 troops, 450 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 13020 troops, 105 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
394 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51322 troops, 593 guns, 15 vehicles
Defending force 31493 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
789 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Butuan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1408 troops, 0 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 104 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!

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Ground combat at Makin

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1184 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin base !!!

It's a gamble moving my carriers to the south, but going north takes them out of the battle and away from targets of opportunity. I'm shaping my course to keep enough distance away from Truk and Kawajalein... and saying my prayers.

[SunDevil_MatrixForum]

Admiral DadMan,

Will you be posting any comments/discussions about tactics and decisions on strategy or will you just post the AARs with comments in them. Just curious. I play the allies and am always interested in other people's tactics. Thanks.

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: SunDevil

Admiral DadMan,

Will you be posting any comments/discussions about tactics and decisions on strategy or will you just post the AARs with comments in them. Just curious. I play the allies and am always interested in other people's tactics. Thanks.

Not sure there's much to tell about strategy, other than to use the analogy of an old lady in a bar room fight; she has no business being there, and is best served getting the hell out of the way.

There is not much I can do to stop him, but much I can do to slow him down. It's Calculated Risk: Rock 'em, Sock 'em, but don't lose your shirt.

[Luskan]

Well, I'm not sure what Dadman was thinking, but I'll post what I was thinking in the battle of kwajalein/wake.


Initially, I did something really really smart. On turn 1, I decided that KB didn't need those BBs, and certainly didn't need half of the destroyers for the raid on pearl, and so I sent them elsewhere, getting more surface forces AND making Kb much more fuel efficient. This turned out to be the difference between victory and defeat.

Well, you all know Nagumo's boys didn't do a great job at pearl. In fact, they did a poor one at pearl, netting just 2 bbs, and damaging the others. At the same time, Dadman blew the hell out of 3 or 4 cls, 5 dds, 5 aps, and a bunch of aux ships at wake after my lightning fast invasion (stranding my units there with 0 supply). He did it well with a cv north of wake and one south of wake, both doing coordinated airstrikes from 2 hexes away (very impressive stuff, I think VADM Brown was running that show?).

Well needless to say, Nagumo about faced and hauled ass towards Wake - and at this stage I haven't even considered my fuel problems. I also had considered the fact that I'd moved all the level bombers out of kwajalein to palau to pick off straggling transports out of the PI (and there aren't any at truk to begin with). This was a mistake. Big time.

Anyhoo - Dadman timed it brilliantly, and when he saw me coming a turn later (he had 2 turns wasting wake) I knew he was going to high tail it out of there. I assumed that he would go north - like he said, away from the battle and targets of opportunity and try to loose me in that big blue area up there. I sent my cvs due north at flank speed to cut him off before he could get around me. What did the bastard do? he went south, to abour 3 hexes northeast of Ponape - a little island exactly between truk and kwajalein.

Now ponape has a base force and airfield - had I should say because dadman aws smart enough to wipe the place off the map. Now on his way south, he sends the turn in his email with a crack that went something exactly like this:

/quote
I see that KB is coming to relieve Wake. Are you sure you have enough fuel for that? You did remember to get you tanker train out of the way, didn't you? (evil grin).

Nagumo: "Why are we slowing?"
Genda: "We're, um, out of fuel, Admiral. Maybe these nice Americans will air drop us a few barrels?"
/endquote

I realise that he was correct, KB is out in the middle of nowhere and running on fumes. I panic, and also realise that last turn he came ever so close to my replenishment tf (you know the one with 8 aos or TKs full of lovely lovely fuel for KB)? The bastard came ever so close - but the captain in charge of the tf made the right decision to abandon KB to its fate and run for the "protection" of kwajalein. note, I haven't got any planes there yet.

KB is now too short on fuel to reach tokyo or kawjalein, but kwaj is closer and that is where my replenishment tf will be. I know that I'll never catch dadman as he'll be away to the south and into the solomons and murdering my tfs coming north from the noumea raid (I know that was his plan). I had zuiho and taiyo etc. racing but not yet at palau, he was through the net and home free. Kicking myself really hard, and swearing lots, I ordered KB for Kwajalein.

The next run arrives and my fears are confirmed, dadman's cvs are now south of ponape, and have punished the base force there once more (to be honest it didn't even occur to me to put planes in there). KB is now about 10 hexes away, just NE of Kwajalein and OUT OF FUEL. They are moving at 2 hexes per turn, and there is no point sending the replenishment tf to them as they will arrive in kwaj next turn. No offensive air missions from them, it is all downhill from here. i then moved 2 squadrons of nells into kwajalein to make sure that this mistake was never repeated.

Next turn the allied cvs would go from about 6 hexes from truk and kwajalein to about 16 hexes and completely unspottable. Or so I thought.

Turns out Dadman got greedy. Very very greedy. I don't know whether he ordered his cvs closer, or whether VADM went off on his lonesome and reacted to my cvs (but I doubt Dadman left them on react?) but this turn loads up, and where are his cvs? 3 or 4 hexes west of kwajalein (too far for devastators). What a nutter. KB arrived last night and refuelled, but I had only 10% CAP over them (trying to conserve fuel I thought), and no fighters at kwajalein. The battle was very very nasty.

It opened with my planes not spotting the bastard, and then spotting them in retrospect when a wing of buffaloes and dauntlesses comes in and bombs KB - fortunately my elite 15 zeros on cap beat them off and no hits were scored, although I don't think they shot down that many. One of the allied cvs launched at max range - the other did not launch at all. Then, of all the infuriating things, the combat report goes off to some uninteresting air raids in malaya - making me wait, heart in mouth, to see what happens next!

KB, having refuelled during the night, now has fuel for offensive missions, thank god, and Nagumo launched a punitive raid back, which blows through the enemy fighter cap and pounds the enterprise until she's a burning wreck. Started off with 3 big bombs through her flight deck and after that the torps started to find their mark. Nagumo only launched HALF the a/c available to KB, I wonder if this is because he'd used some op points refuelling?

Then Kwajalein launches its own raid with claudes and tired nells (tired because they flew in last turn, they weren't expecting battle. I thought these allied cvs would be long gone). The nells performed poorly - as can be expected, and note - enterprise had not sunk yet, but in the cloud of smoke about half the nells couldn't see her, and the other half missed (a few had a go at some cas).

So we go into the PM phase with 1 allied cv sunk, and I'm wondering where the hell the other one is? Why didn't it launch this morning? Why didn't my bombers attack it this morning? We'll never know as the lady lex fronted up and launched her preemptive strike at KB and again my elite fighter pilots saved the day. The dauntlesses did get through however and put a bomb into the water next to the shokaku - well that is what the combat replay says anyway. The truth is that they damaged her by knocking out an aa mount with that 1 bomb. Thankfully, this was all the damage that KB took.

Nagumo launched half his aircraft again, this time combined with the tired nells, and although the nells didn't hit anything, KB's kates certainly did. Enterprise and Lex sank shortly after the battle. Was a VERY intense battle, and although I came out well on top, I wasn't expecting it, and if the two allied cvs had launched together that morning - or more importantly, from 1 hex closer with torp bombers, or even the turn before while KB was out of fuel . . . well it would have been a very different story. The nells didn't score any decent hits IIRC, and they were just for show.

All that remains is for me to post the combat report, and hunt down the surface combat elements of VADM Brown's fleet. Reports say that VADM went down with the Big E, so I'm not sure who is in command now.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41

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TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 112,67

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
AVD Williamson

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Sub attack at 42,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
AK Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Lark
MSW Whippoorwill
AK Ethel Edwards
AK Paz

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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
DD Pope, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Isabel, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
AS Holland, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AVD Childs, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley

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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Mindanao, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Madison
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Finch, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Bittern, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AO Pecos, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AO Trinity

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TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59


Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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TF 113 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59


Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported

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Naval Gun Fire at Kendari (33,71) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

73 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-12, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-8, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Buffalo I x 25
Blenheim IV x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Davao at 41,61


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
CA Aoba
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 38,59


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 75,79

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11
A6M2 Zero x 72
D3A Val x 54
B5N Kate x 67

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 15
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 10 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
D3A Val: 5 damaged
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 22 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton
CA Chester, Bomb hits 5, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 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
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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 75,79

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 16
G3M Nell x 64

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCall
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CA Northampton
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 75,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 3
SBD Dauntless x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 21 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru #3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 38,60


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Anrugu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kinkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tonegawa Maru

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 75,79

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 23
A6M2 Zero x 78
D3A Val x 44
B5N Kate x 46
G3M Nell x 59

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 10 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Portland
CA Astoria
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Chicago

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell 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 D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell 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 Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo
DD Harusame
DD Samidare
DD Yamakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6
PT TM-7
PT TM-9
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-11
PT TM-13, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-14
PT TM-15


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Ground combat at Tawi Tawi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2272 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 150 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!



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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 101693 troops, 1158 guns, 137 vehicles

Defending force 30895 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
783 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
702 casualties reported
Guns lost 20


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1818 troops, 0 guns, 122 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 109 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!



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Ground combat at Hanoi

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15874 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 41162 troops, 456 guns, 21 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1111 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

[HawaiiFive-O]

ORIGINAL: Luskan

Nagumo only launched HALF the a/c available to KB, I wonder if this is because he'd used some op points refuelling?

You were in the same hex as Kwajalein, right? Only half the planes will fly if their CVs are in the same hex as a base. Keeps people from camping in a base hex and gaining the protection of the base's CAP.

Intense fight! USN rocked by the loss of 2 CVs. What happens next? [:)]

[2ndACR]

You got so lucky!! If that would have been me, he would have caught KB with their pants down and spanked me.
Every allied sub in the Pacific would have been on me like ants on honey. LUCK.

[Luskan]

As Raver will tell you, 95% of all my victories are lucky [:D]
I was in a base hex - you are obviously correct hawaii 5-0.

What happens next? Well Dadman gets the turn, goes on an intense bout of drinking, forgets that he is now going to get enterprise 2 and lexington 2 in about 18 months IIRC and surrenders! Chalk 1 up for the IJN finally!

But seriously, what will happen is Dadman will have no choice but to bunker down and take the hits as they come now. While he's down I intend to kick him a fair bit. For starters, my conquest of the SRA can go from the "razzle dazzle" plan to the "hyper razzle dazzle" plan, where I steal everything in sight as fast as humanly possible.

Then I intend to steal everything between Truk and Noumea, and there ain't nothin he can do to stop me now. Noumea started as an opening gambit - a nuisance raid to cull one of his hqs that will reappear 6 months later anyway. Now I'm going to control the whole island and ship in some engineers to start buliding forts. He's got the ANZAC fleet down there bombarding my troops in a futile effort to stop them - I'll soon fix them.

Also I should have noted that two turns ago, Dadman sent chinese units into hanoi, across the Viet border. For all you palyers out there, THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE!!!!

Hanoi looks inviting doesn't it? small fort, 1 division defending the place, a vital link on the IJA rail network. You've got so many yellow inf units, hell it is hard to resist I know. But as soon as you cross the viet border, to ACTIVATE THE VIETNAMESE!!!!! Sure, not as daunting as activating the russians, but locally, the effect is the same. Instantly 4 VN divisions appear - 1 at hanoi, 1 at haiphong (1 hex south) 1 inland and 1 down the coast. They aren't big - but are big enough to stand toe to toe with a chinese division, and they only get better. IIRC I also get 4 more VN units later on in the war too.

Suddenly, Hanoi is untakable, your troops are trapped there and worst of all, now I've got enough troops to leave two VN divisions to defend hanoi, and send 2 more, and the big jap division there marauding up the railroad, either to the intersection or to Nanning.

Dadman didn't realise this, and as you see from the combat report above - not a lot he could do but have a go and get slaughtered.