Illusion of Victory - Alikchi vs Cruft

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:26 pm

Continuing me and Cruft's 2-day Scenario 15 game with a new thread and a new patch.

The old thread was "Ow, My Fleet - 2 Day AAR". Cruft's thread is titled "Dithering in the DEI - Cruft vs Alikchi". We're running 1.21 right now, but we'll switch to 1.30 as soon as Cruft can download it.

This AAR starts, conviniently enough, on February 1st, 1942. Here's what has happened so far (I'll link screenshots for each theatre later) -

India/Burma: I've basically stripped India bare of defenses and hurled them into Burma - where the fighting is starting to heat up, as my boys pull back to Mandalay. (Rangoon fell with very little resistance - the only resistance being accidental.) Other than that, it seems like the situation here is something I can handle. I'm taking a big risk by exposing India and Ceylon to invasion - there's basically NOTHING there - but it's a risk I'm willing to take, at this point. I don't see Cruft going for India at this point, and I can reinforce them later once I have a solid line in Burma. Still, it's a moment of weakness for me.

China: I have been beaten around very, very badly, due to poor initial deployments and, well, general sloppiness on my part. In any case, Japan has mauled an army at Changsha, encircled an 1100 assault point army at Homan, and stolen Sian from under my nose. I'm pulling back into the interior, so I can concentrate my forces - but the situation is very bad. He also has utterly demolished my I-16s anytime I engage, so I'm keeping them and the SB-2s back until something better can be done.

Malaya: I've been pushed back, base by base, to Singapore. All my aircraft have been evacutated (mostly to the DEI), but it's too late to pull any men out now. They'll fight to the end.

Phillipines: The big battles are starting - I have three forces, divided at Clark, Bataan and Manila. The Clark forces are fighting a slightly larger Japanese army, while Bataan and Manila are untouched. The rest of the Phillipines have been taken, more or less. Most of my aircraft have been evacced, and my getaway was more or less clean. Oh, I sacked MacArthur.

Anywho, at this point I really don't have any more orders to give - I just wait for Cruft.

DEI: This is where the most action has taken place (see Cruft's thread title). I've committed large numbers of ships and aircraft to reinforcing the DEI - and ground troops soon, as well. Lots of minor engagements have occurred in the Java Strait, and I plan on holding on to Java as long as humanly possible while still pulling out as many units as I can. Batavia and Soerbaja are full of bits and pieces of Allied airpower, and Java is home to a rather large fleet - a battleship and several supporting task forces from the USN, chunks of the Far East Fleet.. Timor is being built up as a bastion to protect Oz and launch future offensives into the DEI - Dutch units are being withdrawn there, along with chunks of MacArthur's air force. A New Zealander infantry division is even in transit. Cruft has taken Kuching, Amboina, and another base on the coast of Borneo - I gather that his big offensive is still on the way.

SOPAC/SWPAC: He's taken most of the Solomons, and has taken all of the Gilberts and Marshalls. My main concern at this point is securing the route between the US and OZ. Canton is being built up as a major base and "pit stop" for convoys. Port Moresby has been slightly reinforced (more en route) and Noumea has a USMC division sitting on it. Two US carriers are sitting in Wyndham - they're essentially pinned there in the face of enemy airpower. (I could break out to the east coast, but I'd be spotted..) BB Pennsylvania was in Darwin, recovering from a torpedo hit in the Banda Sea, before it had a magazine explosion and sunk. You'd think I'd have learned from Pearl Harbor - oops. Rabaul is taken, but Cruft seems to be taking his time here. I don't think I'll have to deal with anything until after the SRA is secured for him.

Central Pacific: Nothing on the screens here. Wake was taken on the first day, but no offensive maneuvers other than that. Oh - I plan to take Wake back eventually. By then I should have Midway established as a staging point.

North Pacific - More going on here than you'd think. I've dropped off two Canadian brigades , a US RCT, strong air units and base forces at Dutch Harbor - I plan to advance from this angle sometime in 43, most likely. Cruft has dabbled a bit here as well - sub minelaying in Dutch Harbor (perhaps others?) and, in just the latest turn, a bombardment of Kiska that might lead to an invasion. This could become surprisingly heated..

That's the situation so far. Hope you follow along [:)]

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:32 pm

Quiet turn today. Nearly all aircraft were grounded by weather, and there were no naval combats - just the continuing ground war. Which gives me the chance to post screenshots. [:)] Warning: not for the faint of bandwidth.

I'll go through these theatre by theatre.

Burma/India:

Pretty self explanatory. Reinforcements, including a UK division, are on their way to Akyab and Mandalay. The Chinese are almost to Mandalay, as well. The AVG is in Imphal recuperating.

China:

What a mess. Not much to say here, except that I'm frantically trying to get Chinese units to where they can make a difference. I'm especially afraid for the future of Lanchow, as my main army in the north at Homan has been cut off and beat up. I'm pulling back to stronger positions in the center, and I'm mounting a weak offensive in the south. My worst theatre.

Malaya:

No picture - easy to describe. Everyone's fallen back to Singapore, where the battle continues. Nothing left to do here.

PI:

Again - not much to say here. Battle continues at Clark, where I'm outnumbered 2-1. Then we fall back to Manila and Bataan. Everything that could fly or float has escaped or been blown up.

Java/Borneo:

Busily working away here. Aircraft evacuated from the PI and Malaya - notably Hurricanes and B-17s - have a home in Batavia and Soerabaja. We've already had a few naval battles in the Java Sea, and I expect more in the future. All those subs are on their way to Soerabaja to rest and recombine as transport TFs, to help evacuate base forces - already well underway with standard APs and AKs. Most of the evacuated units are going to northern Australia and Timor. Speaking of..

Northern Australia/Timor:

Before you scream about the US CVs - I'm moving them as soon as a fuel TF (visible 4 hexes away) arrives at Wyndham. Probably to Perth. The Liberators at Darwin aren't flying until I have suitable escorts and enough air support - both of which are going to come from Java. As for Timor - well, I have bombers there too, and soon the base forces to keep them all working. And the linchpin of all this is the New Zealander division on its way. I'll split it to cover the two bases on each end of the island.

Canton/The Gilberts:

The convoy is on its way to Oz, obviously. Other than that, not much to say here, except that a New Zealander Cavalry Brigade is on its way to Canton to help hold it. Only 16 assault points (USMC defense batallion) there right now.

North Pacific:

Dutch Harbor is strong, obviously. I plan to move to Attu/Kiska later, once I feel secure. No enemy action here, except for a couple of IJN DDs that bombarded Kiska last turn - probably a distraction, but I sent 4 of my own over to investigate. They must have left now - I've ordered the the little force back to Dutch Harbor.

I doubt the situation in any of these theatres will remain as stable as it was today for long. China is looking especially bad.

And here are some of our ship losses, by points.

I got hit hard at Pearl. I have managed to sink a few IJN capital ships, though.

Hopefully all these screenshots won't kill everyone's computers. More updates later!

Tankerace · Post by **Tankerace** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:17 pm

Man, you got a long road ahead. You can do it though.

One question.... how did you loose the Pennsylvania at Darwin? Did she telewarp there or something?

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:34 pm

Thanks for the comment. [:)] Pennsylvania got through Pearl scot-free - she and another BB I sent south, hoping I might find a use for them in SOPAC. She was torpedoed by Betties on a bombardment run, then sunk in port by a long range strike from Amboina. Oops - I learned my lesson.

edit: To clarify, she was damaged badly by the torpedo, but stabilized, and a few days later, Betties bombed the port and got a lucky magazine explosion on her.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:53 am

My email service is having a bit of trouble ([:@]) so I'm not sure when play will resume. Hopefully soon.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:23 am

Back in business [:D]

2/5/42-2/6/42

China: Troops still scuttling about. Nothing surprising today - considering sending the AVG in to disrupt his massive, unescorted bomber formations.. I never should have lost Sian.

Burma: Troops moving into position at Akyab and Mandalay. I think I can hold them both - just a little more time for everyone to come into play.. One of my Chinese corps should arrive in Mandalay by the end of next turn - with them, I think I can hold it. More are on the way.

DEI: Nothing significant to report - an I-boat puts two 21 inch torpedoes into poor little ML Pro Patria. Sinks immediately. Trying to pull back aircraft to Tjilitjap from Batavia - I've seen what those bombardments can do..

Phillipines: Sigh. Nothing new - more bombardments at Clark. No opportunities here.

North Pacific: I feel secure at Dutch Harbor, but I can't project power effectively from there. I'm moving a US RCT and base force to Kiska Island, and I'm covering it with four destroyers. The IJN bombarded Kiska a few days ago with a couple of destroyers, so I'd better be on my guard.. Still, I need that forward base.

CENTPAC: Troops, planes, and base forces moving towards Midway, to prepare it for proposed Wake operation. Subs are also moving towards Japanese bases in CENTPAC - I really need intel on the enemy here. There are something like 50 ships at Kwajalein! SOMETHING is up. Is he going to hit Johnston? None of my AC have the range for a good reconnaisance.. I'm worried.

Southwest Pac/SOPAC: Not much going on in the New Guinea area. Still working on the defense of PM and my convoy routes - Fiji, Suva, &etc. I'm still building up Canton - worried for its safety. I have a New Zealander cavalry brigade on its way, though, and other units for the other islands (mostly split up chunks of a USMC div).

Notes

Like I said, quiet turn. Which is starting to make me nervous.

I'm concerned about the location of the KB. That is, I have no idea where it is. I haven't seen them since they quit pounding Rabaul and headed east, towards the Gilberts, a while back. And there are 50 ships at Kwaj.

What is Cruft up to?

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:36 am

Another ominiously quiet turn.. Not enough to write a situation report here, so I'll just leave you with the AAR itself. A few notes though:

1) I'm sending in a chunk of the 2nd USMC Div to either Baker or Canton, I haven't decided yet.
2) 2 CVs are raiding the small island base south of Tarawa next turn. Small move - I hope to blow up some planes on the ground, put a little scare into him, then run south quick quick to Noumea. Maybe it'll make him stop and think in this area, give me time to strengthen around here.
3) I'll be disembarking parts of an Aussie brigade next turn at PM. As you can see from the report, the Japanese are starting to look the place over, and I really need to get at least enough ground strength to make an invasion difficult. Now I'll have to scrounge up some P-40s - or better yet, a Wildcat squad - to provide cover for the place. I just feel bad putting Wirraways up against Zeroes. I'll probably put a Dutch base force there, too, because I don't have enough AV support and I plenty of DAF base forces that would rather hang out and PM than die needlessly in some pissant base in the DEI.
4) I'm raiding Amboina next turn with two CVs and Liberators from Darwin - going for the airfield and port. I also have the CV TF covered with P-40s from Timor, and the CV fighters are at 80 percent CAP. I'm not taking too many chances with my CVs at this stage in the war - but I still think I can do some damage here. Lots of ships, and I know of the Betty/Zero presence that I would like to eliminate or hurt a bit, at least.
5) I have something like 720 assault points at Mandalay now, and I still have a couple of Chinese units on the way. Akyab will also soon be reinforced with the UK division and a few smaller infantry and artillery units. And just to be safe, I've put a little Indian brigade on Ceylon (the southern base whose name I always forget).

I'll stop there, heh. Anywho, here's the (very quiet) AAR:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/07/42

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole

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TF 29 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)

Japanese Ships
PG Kantori Maru

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-51 Sonia x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hengchow , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83537 troops, 985 guns, 34 vehicles

Defending force 41235 troops, 405 guns, 132 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1692 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 69047 troops, 478 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 940 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 38282 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 43,40

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1172 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18950 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles

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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 82773 troops, 1010 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 46395 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1085 casualties reported
Guns lost 17

Allied ground losses:
918 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 72700 troops, 902 guns, 20 vehicles

Defending force 67032 troops, 536 guns, 15 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
694 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Bulla

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 663 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bulla base !!!

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/08/42

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TF 20 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)

Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru #3
MSW Fumi Maru #2
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Asahi Maru
PC Ch 29
AP Nichiai Maru, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 30
PC Ch 24

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 1

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83746 troops, 989 guns, 34 vehicles

Defending force 41392 troops, 405 guns, 135 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1692 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 68961 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 940 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 38123 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 43,40

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1192 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 19004 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81724 troops, 983 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 45215 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
1406 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

Allied ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 72699 troops, 903 guns, 20 vehicles

Defending force 66319 troops, 536 guns, 15 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
373 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:19 am

Iiiiiinteresting..

2/9/42-2/10/42

Burma/India: Akyab still weak - Mandalay very strong.

China: His continual slaughter of I-16s over Hengchow (I think) has gotten annoying. He'll be rather surprised tomorrow when the AVG shows up to fight his Nates.[:D]

PI: No news.

Malaya: No news.

DEI: My little gambit didn't work too well. Liberators bombed Darwin over the two days, doing not too much damage and losing several of their number to Zeroes. The carrier strike was improperly escorted, and my 60+ SBDs didn't do nearly as much damage to the airfield as I would have liked. Sigh. CV group is pulling back to Wyndham, and the Liberators are standing down. I'll try again later. Other than that, nothing but further movement of forces. I'm rearraging the ground forces and have pulled every single ship and aircraft out of Batavia to other bases in the DEI. (Way too exposed). I've also pulled out the B-17s that I evacuated from the PI earlier in the war, along with Martin units and a few other airgroups - going to bring them to Darwin.

My Kiwi Div is almost to Darwin. Then to Timor.

SOPAC/SWPAC: Not looking good. Remember me worrying about Baker? He took it this turn, with an SNLF. Escorted by, according to my PBYs, a rather large force. I am also informed that Kwaj harbor is a bit more empty than it was before - something is up. My CVs are heading for Noumea - I wish they were around this turn, I could have hit the Baker invasion TF.. ah well. Better to get them out of harm's way at this point in the war, I think - I can strike at the periphery. But his eye seems to have moved to the US-Oz convoy route, and I can't stand up to him face to face. Anyways, the New Zealander cav brigade is almost to Canton, and little bits and pieces of ground units are on their way, using the inadequate transport available. I've also pulled out the LBA units I had sitting around there.

CENTPAC: My big convoys are straggling their way to Midway. A Marine fighter squad unloaded this turn, actually, and base forces, AA units, &c will follow. Once the transports return, they'll pick up the big ground units for the Wake nuisance-attack. Speaking of - I want to know what's going on at Wake, but my aircraft at Midway don't have a long enough range. Suggestions?

North Pacific: Starting landings at Kiska. No sign of the DDs that bombarded it earlier.. I also haven't been spotted. He might not have too many AC on naval search in this area, which is good for me.

So, yeah. My biggest thing now is preservation of my CVs and holding the US-Oz line.. Can I get ground units there in time?

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:16 am

No new turns, but two bits - more for my benefit than yours, but eh!

One - I'm almost positive that Canton Island is his next target. All those ships cruising around, his allusions in the previous thread - I only hope I can get enough people there in time. I -need- that base or traffic between Oz and the US will be severely hampered. If that happens, reestablishi
ng that link will become the top priority.

Two - Assembling Wake invasion force at Midway and Pearl. I have to divert his attention somehow. And, well, all this running and hiding is getting a bit depressing.

Going to try and bring in Coronados for recon purposes.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:20 am

A fun turn!

2/11/42-2/12/42

Burma/India: Enemy airstrike on Mandalay - 13 Nates, 22 Oscars and 54 Sonias are met by 11 Hurricane IIs on CAP. The Hurris manage to not get shot down (more or less) and take down a few Sonias, but the base still takes damage. Hopefully he tries again, because I've moved in another Hurri unit along with bits and pieces of the AVG. Speaking of..

China: The AVG performed splendidly over Hengchow, knocking down something like 15 Nates with no losses to themselves. No doubt he's going to counterstrike with some huge bomber force, so I've already pulled out the AVG and replaced it with another I-16 squadron.

Intel informs me that he already has a division in Sian, probably more, so the troops I have converging on the base are in for a hard fight.

Malaya: More bombardments at Sing. Siiigh.

PI: Deliberate attack at Clark. He has roughly 100,000 troops there now, to my 40,000. The base won't hold out longer than 5 days, tops - then we fall back to Manila and Bataan.

DEI: No action today. Tomorrow we should have plenty, though. I have bombardment groups - BIG ones - on their way to hit Singkawang. Most of my bomber force - Martins primarily - will be bombing the airfield and port there, as well. Hopefully Betties don't sink everything, because I don't have any fighters with the legs to cover the bombardment groups. I'm taking a big risk...

I've also removed every aircraft from Batavia save some Catalinas and moved them to Tjilitjap. The Martins can still hit Borneo, and I'm not horribly vulnerable to bombardments.

SOPAC/SWPAC: He's landing at Lae - I wonder if he'll try the overland route to PM.. he also took Kavieng and Sorong (northern NG) this turn. Rather leisurely, which is fine with me - I really don't want to get involved in yet another theatre.

The race to reinforce Canton is still on - my Kiwi Cav brigade started unloading today. But it's not enough. Everything I can scrounge up in the area is on its way.

CENTPAC: An I-boat torpedoes an AK unloading at Midway, but otherwise no action. Still working on getting recon of Wake - Coronados are at Pearl and will transfer to Midway next turn.

Northern Pacific: No action - successfully unloading a Canadian brigade at Kisku. Should be secure there - just need to bring in more base units and minelayers and all that fun stuff. Kisku will make a nice sub base, I think.

Notes:

I'm just waiting for the hammer to drop. I feel like it's either going to hit Canton or (more likely) the DEI - I don't have nearly enough ground troops on Java, poor Dutchmen. I'll save as many as I can.. The turns have been too quiet lately.

Relevant Combat Reports:

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-51 Sonia x 54

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hengchow , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 20
I-16c x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 24 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 88535 troops, 1088 guns, 20 vehicles

Defending force 64269 troops, 519 guns, 13 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
370 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 102082 troops, 953 guns, 320 vehicles

Defending force 38894 troops, 322 guns, 131 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Japanese ground losses:
847 casualties reported
Guns lost 32

Allied ground losses:
1695 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 10

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Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:42 am

2/13/42-2/14/42

(Announcer voice) USS Astoria sinks of Singkawang! Massive air battles rage above Hengchow and Mandalay! One-sided surface fight between AK and I-boat!

Burma/India: An armored tank brigade arrived today - something like 286 assualt points! - that I'm going to place at Chandpur, I think, to be in place to counter any landing attempts in that area. If I have to, I'll send to to Mandalay or Akyab.

Another air raid hit Mandalay today, and this time I had more Hurris and 5 P-40Bs from the AVG. Both made a good accounting of themselves against the Oscar Is, shooting down many and breaking through to the bombers (Sonias). I've moved in the reserves from Imphal - two groups of Buffaloes - hoopefully he'll try it again.

China: Lucky I pulled out AVG from Hengchow because it gets hit with a -massive- strike today. The I-153 squadron loses something like 70% of its strength on day one, and subsegent strikes - one memorable one including more than a hundred strafing Nates - basically knocks out Hengchow airfield.

In other news, I'm pulling out the Homan army - there is, apparently, an escape route. And my boys are converging on Sian.

Malaya: More fighting and bombing at Singapore, yadda yadda yadda.

PI: My little probe at Naga reveals 23000 Japanese. Flee, flee back to Manila! Also, continuing depressing battle at Clark.

DEI: My first Singkawang bombardment force gets mauled - the IJN is not to be wrangled with at night, hah. What appears to be an invasion force - 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 5 DDs and 6 APs - meets my CA Astoria and 3 DDs. Only superficial damage is inflicted on the enemy. In return, DD Maury eats 3 Long Lances and goes down almost immediately, while Astoria loses most of its weaponry early on and is simply pounded under the waves by CA Mogami's 8-inch shells. The other two DDs are fleeing back to Soerabaja, one with system damage in the 30s. A rather humiliating fight.

However, I do have 3 much larger surface forces converging on the area - and it's even luckier that there is an invasion force there. I might be able to intercept it. And one of the forces is a full-blown USN surface task force, headed by the BB Colorado. Next turn should be interesting here.

Oh, and a funny aside. I-162 surfaces to attack the AK Palawan in the Java Sea, but the alert captain of the Palawan sent 3 shells into her immediately. I-162's torpedoes missed, too. Sucker!

SOPAC/SWPAC: Nothing to report.

Northpac: Nothing to report.

Notes: I bet that invasion TF was headed for Sumatra. He still hasn't taken any bases there. Also, check out the combat report under the "WTF" heading. Seriously, what's going on there?

Relevant Combat Reports:

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TF 31 encounters mine field at Makin (85,89)

Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #2
PG Kyo Maru #10
PG Kyo Maru #8
PG Kongosan Maru

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Ch 30
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Sonan Maru #6

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal

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Sub attack at 25,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
AK Palawan

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Day Air attack on Hengchow , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 25
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 116

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 15
I-16c x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 12 destroyed
I-16c: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 63
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Ground combat at Lae

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1505 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lae base !!!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 4
DD Nowaki
DD Hagikaze
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Asagiri
AP Awa Maru
AP Eihuku Maru
AP Hakusika Maru
AP Hikade Maru
AP Josho Maru
AP Manzyu Maru

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
DD Maury, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning, Shell hits 2

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 95804 troops, 1132 guns, 440 vehicles

Defending force 63799 troops, 515 guns, 13 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese ground losses:
1791 casualties reported
Guns lost 92
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2240 casualties reported
Guns lost 32

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 28
Ki-51 Sonia x 96
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 23 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 12 destroyed, 27 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed, 15 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 38
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WTF:
TF 3 encounters mine field at Truk (63,78)

Japanese Ships
PG Shoei Maru
PG Seikai Maru
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Koei Maru
PG Keijo Maru
PG Choko Maru #2
PG Choan Maru #2
PG Takunan Maru #10

Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:44 am

2/15/42-2/16/42

Eventful turn..

Burma/India: Air battles continue over Mandalay - still not going my way. The Buffaloes I brought in got themselves slaughtered, but the Hurris still account themselves well against Oscars and Nates.

China: Homan is taken - my army there is retreating to Lanchow, where they will get some seriously needed rest. I'm thinking about calling off my attack on Sian and waiting until I can put together an actually formidable force at Lanchow. Right now, China just needs to hold together - later I can worry about getting Sian and Changsha back.

Malaya: More bombardments at Sing, sigh.

PI: Clark falls! Everyone retreats to Manila. I still have about 250 assault points worth at Bataan, though. I was pretty shocked this turn to find out that my forts at Manila and Bataan had NOT been building. For the whole game, apparently. I might not last long. Embarrasing much?

DEI: My follow up bombardment groups - essentially the entirety of surface forces in the DEI, minus damaged ships - smash up Singkawang airfield, but fail to catch any juicy invasion forces. Too bad. Still, risky - Fuso and Yamashiro are sitting in Singkawang harbor, and I'm lucky I wasn't caught by Betties, too. (They hit a bunch of AKs and a TK at Palembang, which I forgot to strip of oil and resources like some of the others.) I'm going to withhold my surface boys until the final battle for Java starts, or I see a excellent opportunity. I can't compete with those 2 BBs.

Makes me very tempted to bring up my two CVs, though. In fact.. I think I just might do that. I'd just love to take out Fuso and Yamashiro. Where IS the KB, anyways??

Anywho, he also finds a small group of Hurricanes sitting in a base in northern Sumatra that I - another gaffe - had completely forgotten about. Oops. There are about four of them left - I'll jump them south, base by base.

CENTPAC: Narwhal took a depth charge in Kwaj harbor but will hopefully make it back to Pearl. I can't believe it took this long for her to get plunked - she's been sitting there for a while now. At Midway, an AK hits a Type 88 mine - MSWs dispatched from Pearl to take care of the sub-laid field. And the Coronados do their work. According to them, something like 7000 troops at Wake, plus some ships floating around and an 11 Claude CAP. Proposed invasion is starting to look more and more feasible.

CV Hornet is on her way to Pearl, too. She will support the Wake deal.

SWPAC: Chunks of the 2nd USMC Div landing at Canton this turn. Fiji already has a NZ Brigade, and the other islands will get minor garrisons too. But Canton has to be absolutely secure first, along with Noumea. These are the biggest links in the chain. He bombed PM today and hit nothing, because there is essentially nothing to hit - no fighter aircraft there at all at the moment. I have a convoy with 180 aircraft just rounding Noumea, though, headed for PM and Townsville - these two bases, along with Darwin, are going to be -big-. I'm also probably going to save up some PPs and send more ground reinforcements to PM - I only have something like 100 assault points there, and it makes me nervous.

My Kiwi div arrived at Timor today - most of them are already off the boats! 287 assault points - Timor isn't falling to the Japanese on my watch. Depending on how many units I can scrounge up, I'll probably split the unit and send half to the western half of the island.

NORTHPAC: An AK at Kiska smacks a mine - sending a MSW to deal with those, too. We likes the sub minelayings!

Notes:
I got nothin'. [:'(]

Relevant Combat Reports (I'm Lazy, So Here's The Whole Thing):

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Achilles
CL Leander
CA Australia, Shell hits 2
CA Louisville
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Banckert
DD Stewart
DD Parrott
DD Edsall
DD Barker
DD Alden
CL Marblehead
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 6
CA Houston

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 44
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Whipple
DD Pope
DD Pillsbury
DD Peary
DD Paul Jones
CLAA Columbo
CL Glasgow
CL Dragon

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 36
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 89
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 20
Hurricane II x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 11 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 23 destroyed, 7 damaged
Hurricane II: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 26
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-49 Helen x 13

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singkawang , at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 101812 troops, 929 guns, 319 vehicles

Defending force 35965 troops, 255 guns, 118 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
622 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2736 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 6

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Ground combat at Jolo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2723 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1136 troops, 9 guns, 5 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1796 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Lamon Bay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1494 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lamon Bay base !!!

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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83533 troops, 959 guns, 164 vehicles

Defending force 39688 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
807 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
823 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 87239 troops, 1030 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 59679 troops, 472 guns, 13 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25293 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13554 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38565 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 25769 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

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TF 1026 encounters mine field at Kiska Island (92,35)

Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, Mine hits 1

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

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TF 1099 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)

Allied Ships
AK Crown City, Mine hits 1

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TF 82 encounters mine field at Makin (85,89)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
MSW W.13
APD APD-46, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 30
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal, hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 70
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Hurricane II x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-49 Helen x 13

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singkawang , at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st NLF , at 40,75

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Augustina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lematang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Beatrice, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 82756 troops, 935 guns, 164 vehicles

Defending force 39006 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Homan base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
682 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
583 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 87447 troops, 1039 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 59249 troops, 473 guns, 13 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
813 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25160 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13591 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38408 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 25805 troops, 276 guns, 0 vehicles

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:58 am

No AAR today - nothing significant really happened. Except: BB Colorado got plastered with bombs from Betties in Soerabaja harbor today. Damn! Zeroes sliced through my not-enough-CAP.

Colorado will survive - I hope - but she has 64 sys damage. I'll hold her there for the next turn, then send her down to Perth or Brisbane the next. Soerbaja is far too exposed - I should have realized that in the first place.

Other than that, nothing to report. Buildup continues at Mandalay, Akyab, Dutch Harbor, Kiska, Canton, Noumea, and Timor.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:27 pm

Rambling update on the status of the game between turns.

The Impregnable Fortress of Singapore hath fallen, netting roughly 80000 prisoners for Cruft. The score is now roughly 2:1 in favor of Japan. Manila is under siege, as well. I expect a push on Mandalay at some point onw that the forces from Malaya are free.

BB Colorado, which took several bombs in a Betty raid on Soerabaja harbor, is slinking south to Wyndham escorted by 2 DDs. De Ruyter and other damaged ships are heading south, as well - I can't leave them sitting around in the harbor as targets. Wish I had more ARs around..

Speaking of Java, I've moved the Tjilitjap Defense unit (30 assault points) to Kragen, along with the 1st Dutch Regiment from Batavia. I expect him to land there when the time comes - it seem to be the standard landing zone for Japan in PBEMs..

The US CVs are on the move. Lexington and Enterprise are leaving Wyndham and heading north - I plan to hold them off the southern coast of Java, near Batavia but hopefully out of recon range, to launch strikes at invasion TFs (he'll probably hit Sumatra soon). I secretly hope to knock out Fuso and Yamashiro.

He is on the move - will probably capture Pontianak in Borneo this turn.

Hornet has arrived at Pearl, and the two other US CVs (can't remember names for some reason o_O) are on their way to Wyndham after refueling at Noumea.

Canton Island is secure as I now have roughly 300 assault points there. Spreading out now to cover Noumea, Palmyra, Fiji &c. I'm still nervous about this region.

In China, my southern armies put on the pressure in Wuchow and Nanning, and the northern armies retreat to Kungchang. I hope to hold it, but the outcome is doubtful - he seems to have concentrated a lot of ground troops up there.

Recon of Wake shows that he's upgraded the Claudes to Zeroes. I need more CVs on the scene and better recon before I can try a grab at this base.

So, to sum up. Burma is stalled as he halts bombing of Mandalay (for now). Singapore has fallen. The Phillipines are falling. In the DEI, Cruft is advancing piecemeal, while we both snipe at each other (him with aircraft, I with surface units). (Dithering?

) In the north, IJN subs do their best to delay the beginnings of US buildup. In CENTPAC, the US brings forces together at Pearl and Midway in preparation to recapture Wake.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:46 pm

2/24/42-2/25/42

Not much action going on - only real combat in Northpac.

India/Burma: Forts building up at Mandalay, and UK division almost to Akyab. Fleet with R-class BB moving up to Ceylon. I doubt the blow will fall in this theatre for at least a month - Cruft is a relatively conservative player, so he'll probably take Burma up to Imphal (or some other nice, easily defensible, non-malarial base) and start fortifying for 44. India is safe.

DEI: Colorado, De Ruyter and their escorts retiring to Oz. 1st Dutch Regiment halfway to Kragen, where mining operations continue - 421 mines so far. Also, recon detects a fleet coming down near Amboina and the Celebes (CA CA CA CA CA). Might be an invasion TF, or more troops for his build up at Amboina - or something worse. We'll see. In any case, I'm accelerating evacs in this area - going to try and pull a DAF base force out of Kendari in the next couple of turns. I've also done a massive redeployment of subs - they've all rested at Soerabaja and will be spreading out over the next few turns.

SWPAC/Oz: Large convoy with 180 AC onboard nears Townsville. Most will be deployed to PM once I get enough aviation support. (Need to bring in base forces from the US.) No combat action. Again, I wonder if he'll try the overland route to PM..

PI: Blah. Fighting in Manila, Bataan isolated. Not much longer now.

CENTPAC: Air units unloaded at Midway - I have Wildcats, Coronados, PBYs and B-17s (I think; this is from memory). I miscalculated on the B-17s - if only they had a couple more hexes of range, I could hit Wake.. ah well. I'll have to wipe out the airfields with CV strikes.

Northpac: The DDs I have protecting the Kiska landing sink I-122. Building continues at Kiska and Dutch Harbor.

Notes:So, not too much going on. I feel like the hammer has to come down somewhere soon. But where? I'm betting the DEI. Malaya is gone, the PI is going, and it's time for Cruft to tie up his loose ends in the SRA.

On that note, Lexington and Enterprise continue north towards Java with their semi-depleted airgroups, to lay in wait for Cruft's next move..

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:44 am

Interesting turn. The IJN hammer is about to hit the DEI once again. The Allies are making a suicide run for Baker Island with little or no support..

2/25/42-2/26/42

India/Burma: No action this turn - land units are just about in position in Burma. I've ordered the AVG - 44 planes now - and all the Hurricanes at Mandalay to sweep Pagan airfield next turn. Hopefully we'll be able to swat down some Oscars - the Hurris have done adequately enough against them before, and the AVG demolishes them. Keeping Cruft on his toes here.

China: The deliberate attacks yesterday in Nanning and Wuchow were failures - neither brought down a fort level and I took strong casualties, even with a 3 to 1 advantage in numbers. Sigh. I'll return to bombardments - at the very least I'm keeping his forces pinned down.. then again, that applies to me as well.

DEI/Northern Aus: Impending doom, doom, doom. But I'll start off with today's attacks. A Betty raid catches minelayers reloading at Soerabaja harbor and blows through my CAP - I've upped it to 90 and evacced my more damaged capital ships. All they can do is soak up bombs. I wish I had kept my P-40s here, now - ah, well. Java is essentially untenable once he has Betties in range. The Zero makes all this possible.

Anyways. A big task force is one hex from Palembang as the turn ends. I think at this point the target is obvious - then again, he might swing south and hit Batavia - Cruft is wiley. I've belatedly sortied the undamaged remnants of the ABDA fleet from Tjilitjap, and Lexington and Enterprise are almost to Java - if only I'd sent them sooner! I might be able to inflict damage with the surface fleet, though.

On the other end of the DEI, there's lots of activity around Amboina - many task forces formed. And then there's that force just now passing through the slot to Sulawesi. I'm pulling back my shipping from the area..

Saratoga and Yorktown are passing between New Guinea and Oz, on their way to Wyndham. Soon I will have 4 CVs in the DEI to snipe with.

PI: Bombardment attacks at Manila. I'm already outnumbered.

SWPAC: I think I just made a horrible mistake.

I see no airbase built at Baker. Tarawa is still a very small airfield. The 2nd Marine Division, transiting to SOPAC, is going to suddenly turn about at hit Baker.

I just know that Betties will hit it, but I'm trusting on luck and surprise here.

NORTHPAC: No action, but mines have been detected at Kiska. Sending MSWs up from Midway to deal with it.

CENTPAC: Building up Midway, trying to bring in the transport capacity for the recapture of Wake, which has been designated Operation Brute.

Relevant AARs:

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 93834 troops, 1039 guns, 159 vehicles

Defending force 64362 troops, 474 guns, 108 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83549 troops, 1094 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 66443 troops, 412 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63432 troops, 388 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 87149 troops, 1094 guns, 7 vehicles

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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35496 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13988 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66871 troops, 404 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 26246 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
1147 casualties reported
Guns lost 65

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/26/42

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TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:19 pm

Great turn for the Allies [:D]

2/27/42-2/28/42

Burma/India: The sweep of Pagan goes off without a hitch - the AVG destroys roughly 20 Oscars in the air, and at least 3 Tojos. Next turn, I bring in the bombers (mostly Blenheims from Imphal).

China: Units that wandered into Sian on the way to Kungchang get kicked out.

PI: Deliberate attack at Manila removed the last fort level. It might fall next turn..

DEI/Northern Aus: Much action.

The surface fleet doesn't hit his northern invasion force, which indeed did turn out to hit Palembang - probably for the best, since BBs Fuso and Yamashiro were hanging out protecting it. However, CVs Lexington and Enterprise managed to get in SBD range and hit the invasion task force! Damage is spread out, but several APs look lik they'll sink, a DD is almost certainly sunk, and a CL was heavily damaged. They did manage to unload their ground troops, however - an SNLF and a few NLFs - Palembang will not hold long. A good strike, but I'm within Betty range, so time to run south.

Which leads to the next bit here.. The other force landed at Kendari. Looks like they'll overwhelm them quickly, too.. but Saratoga and Yorktown are heading north past Timor and will get in striking range soon. Lex and Enterprise are heading south to meet them. If I can combine the four CVs, I might be able to do serious damage here..

SOPAC/SWPAC: The Baker landing was, surprisingly, uncontested. No air attacks, nothing. I feel like I've gotten away with something dirty. A few more days to unload (taking forever, size one port) and I'll have a basically impregnable position. What IJN unit can dislodge a Marine div?

Also, Cruft takes Gili Gili. PM is increasingly isolated. However - the 180-aircraft convoy landed in Townsville today. It has B-17s, B-26s, P-40s, and some B-18s that will be upgraded on-site. They'll spread out through PM and northern Oz. Meanwhile, I am basically out of aviation support in the theatre - a serious problem considering all the heavy bombers on the way. I'm going to try and bring in units from west coast ASAP. I've been a bit sloppy about this..

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:13 pm

A not-so-good day for the Allies. Gah.

3/1/42-3/2/42

Burma/India: Another successful day over Pagan with half a dozen Oscars shot down by the AVG with minimal losses.

The Blenheims do minimal damage, however, so I've called off their attacks.

China: More divisions stupidly decide to pass through Sian on their way north and get rebuffed. I might just send them back to the central front if I have to.. Lanchow is already within striking distance of the IJA. I continue to bombard in the south - the central front is still quiet.

PI: Bombardments at Manila.. we are out of supplies and only have 2 forts. It will fall quickly..

DEI:

Yorktown and Saratoga got in range of the Kendari landing force - the SBDs were able to carry 1000 lbers. Results: One CL likely to sink, another CL and 2 DD heavily damaged. Sadly did not get any hits on the transports. =\ The inevitable Betty counterstrike came in, and although I shot down at least a dozen of them, Lex and Yorktown took an 18 inch torpedo each. Neither are in danger of sinking - they are withdrawing to Wyndham, though.

Saratoga and Enterprise will hit Kendari from the opposite direction next turn - hopefully in range of TBDs, and the Betty force has been hurt badly. I'll sink the cripples and head south if all goes well.

Also this turn, my Martins actually score some hits on IJN shipping, Kendari falls almost immediately, and Palembang still has not been attacked by the Japanese landing force. Maybe his units are understrength? I really have nothing to lose, so I've ordered a Dutch shock attack.

SOPAC/SWPAC: Ow. Ow ow ow.

The Kido Butai reveals itself by utterly obliterating the 2nd USMC Div's transports. A large portion of the division and its supplies go down with it. I appear to have exchanged half a top-notch division for a worthless island and some admittedly priceless naval intelligence - damn damn damn!

I say half a division because although the chunk left at Baker will almost surely die (only 76 assault points worth of Marines landed), I still have about half of the division in reserve at Canton. At least I'll be able to rebuild it given time. Still - this is not something I will repeat. No more spur of the moment attacks from this commander.

Notes: All other theaters were relatively silent. Still preparing for Operation Blunt (invasion of Wake) and am attempting to bring in base forces to SOPAC. I have nearly 200 useless aircraft that could be in PM if I had the aviation support.

The AAR:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/01/42

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TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Sagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Fubuki
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 2, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Nenohi
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Kagero
CL Oi
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 10

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TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 23

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

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 14 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Baker Island , at 94,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
H6K4 Mavis x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on 110th USAAF Base Force, at 42,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Nichiryo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 7
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Yamakaze
CL Oi
DD Kawakaze
CL Nagara

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 20

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Nagara
DD Kagero

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 9
Martin 139 x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Gosei Maru
AP Hokusho Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Hakutetsu Maru #13

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 5
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Nagara
DD Kagero

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Oi
DD Kawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 94,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A Val x 69
B5N Kate x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Ranger, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chickasaw City
AK Honomu, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Harris, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Charles H Cramp, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jacob Luckenbach, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Mexican, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
AK Vincent, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
873 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 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 B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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 B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Siantar
AK Poelau Tello

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 16

Allied aircraft
Sea Gladiator x 7
F2A Buffalo x 5
Wirraway x 2
Hawk 75A x 9
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Gladiator: 2 destroyed
F2A Buffalo: 4 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Dos Hermanos
AK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Kendari

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6052 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1295 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81078 troops, 1013 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 62536 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
390 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28607 troops, 296 guns, 150 vehicles

Defending force 8882 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 122 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3088 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 54150 troops, 307 guns, 89 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52302 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 84678 troops, 1013 guns, 5 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24998 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14062 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Wuchow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70840 troops, 354 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 26272 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Palembang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1875 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5105 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/02/42

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TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Kiriwina Island, 57,93

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 15 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Baker Island , at 94,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
H6K4 Mavis x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-48 Lily x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on 101st PA Division, at 42,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Keiko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
Martin 139 x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hokusho Maru
AK Hikosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Hokuhi Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hakutetsu Maru #13, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
SBD Dauntless x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Nenohi
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Nagatsuki

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, on fire
CL Nagara, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nagatsuki
DD Kawakaze
CL Oi, on fire
DD Amatsukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 7
Martin 139 x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hikosan Maru, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hakutetsu Maru #13, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Amatsukaze
CL Oi, on fire

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 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 Baker Island at 94,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52
D3A Val x 91
B5N Kate x 86

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Jacob Luckenbach, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Ranger, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Vincent, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Minnesotan, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mexican, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Charles H Cramp, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chickasaw City, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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 B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 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
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
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 B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 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 B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 32,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 28

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 26 destroyed, 24 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1
DD Russell
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81300 troops, 1024 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 61709 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3088 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 53857 troops, 311 guns, 84 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45613 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 84900 troops, 1024 guns, 5 vehicles

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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24795 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14114 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70799 troops, 353 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 26313 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Palembang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1855 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5107 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:50 pm

I am back from Christmas break, but my computers are down - it'll be a couple weeks before I get the parts in to fix either of them. In the meantime, I'm typing this from my laptop (which is just too damn crap to run WitP).

I'll probably update it with at least some strategy bits tonight. I have to compete with Cruft! Everyone loves the Japanese AARs.

Alikchi2 · Post by **Alikchi2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:29 pm

Alright, play resumes, finally! I don't have the AAR, so here's a theatre summary for the middle of March, 1942.

India/Burma: This theater is actually looking pretty well right now. For a quick recap, I lost Repulse but Prince of Wales is recovering in Trincomalee - at about 20 sys right now. No other major Brit losses. Ground forces, including the Chinese, have turned Mandalay into a fortress. The AVG and Hurricanes have beaten off IJA bombing raids so far and have performed a couple successful sweeps. I'm sending in the AVG to sweep Rangoon this turn - they're just barely in range. Hopefully I can knock down more Oscars.

Malaya: Singapore fell in mid-February.

The Phillipines: Are about to fall. Manila, Clark and the bulk of my forces have gone into the bag - Bataan is held by a few Marines and some very scared Filipinos. Not much longer now.

DEI: I've been a busy little bee here - the US CVs have been lurking about, sniping at invasion convoys and then pulling out when possible. They're recovering at Darwin now and replenishing their airgroups. At the same time, he's advanced, with his latest conquests being Kendari and Palembang. Java is exposed to Betty attack and is essentially indefensible at this point - I've pulled out most of my combat ships and aircraft, pinning the ground units where they are. It's almost a giant bluff, really. Southern Borneo is also now under threat - with Java exposed, I've moved the ABDA flotilla to Balikpapan. Timor is being built into a fortress - as many Dutch units as possible have been evacuated here, especially base forces. At the moment I'm occupied with pulling units out of Borneo while I can and trying to arrange my aircraft so that my lack of aviation support doesn't harm my operations too much.

SOPAC/SWPAC: Kind of a mess. I don't have the assets I need here - again, especially aviation support for the aircraft. Port Moresby has been reinforced but it doesn't have much covering it against a concerted Japanese attack - and essentially zero air cover. I still need to work out logistical support for this theater. On the US-Oz route, the only big actions have been his invasion of Baker, which he abandoned, followed by my counter-invasion with about half of the 2nd USMC Div. The Kido Butai crushed them in their transports. About 70 assault points worth of Marines are on the island, but Cruft hasn't attempted to retake it - I suppose he'll starve them out. Canton is the anchor of the line (as it were) and I almost hope he tries to take a jab at it, but he won't. In the meantime, I have to recover here and keep the convoys coming.

CENTPAC: No action since the beginning of the war, other than sub warfare. I plan to retake Wake at some point - Operation Blunt - and am putting assets in place to eventually do this. After the Baker Island fiasco, though, I'm in no hurry to stick my head in a noose. We'll wait until I have adequate CV support. Wake has no real strategic value other than the possibility of destroying Japanese assets pinned on the island and drawing out the IJN for combat - the second one being what I really want. Give that a few months, when the SRA is gone and I've managed to create a stable line in SOPAC.

NORTHPAC: Kiska upgraded to 2/2 this turn and is still growing. I also cleared mines a pesky I-boat left behind. I'll end up with a couple divisions here, no doubt - so I can start island hopping south in 43-44. With Hellcats and Corsairs, who's to say I couldn't end up with a nice B-29 base on Hokkaido by 45?

That's the wrapup. All in all, things are quiet. Where will the next Japanese move land? In the meantime, I put my assets in place.. Next turn, I'll throw in some pictures that help describe the situation.

Illusion of Victory - Alikchi vs Cruft

Illusion of Victory - Alikchi vs Cruft

2/3/42-2/4/42

RE: 2/3/42-2/4/42

RE: 2/3/42-2/4/42

RE: 2/3/42-2/4/42

2/5/42-2/6/42

2/7/42-2/8/42

2/9/42-2/10/42

RE: 2/9/42-2/10/42

2/11/42-2/12/42

2/13/42-2/14/42

2/15/42-2/16/42

2/17/42-2/18/42

Late February

2/24/42-2/25/42

2/25/42-2/26/42

2/27/42-2/28/42

3/1/42-3/2/42

RE: 3/1/42-3/2/42

Mid-March Update