I've started a long campaign as the Allies against Copper. We're playing "out of the box" for the most part, with most options turned "on" and no particular house rules. We agreed upon a non-historic start. I treated my first turn as being 12:01 AM on December 7, 1941, with everyone on alert, but not at war, except for the Chinese. So I was able to spread some of my forces better, but I deliberately didn't remove ships from ports.
Copper started out with what appears to be an "improved" historic deployment, but nothing too radical yet. For example, he decided to attack the port in Singapore instead of the airfields:
Day Air attack on Singapore, at 23,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 88
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 19 destroyed, 58 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BC Repulse, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Not bad from my perspective, even if those Japanese air losses are probably exaggerated. After all, if I sent the Repulse and POW out on their historic mission they would probably get creamed anyway. But the key thing is that I've got my local air strength in good shape and ready for the next attack.
Copper did the usual air attack on Clark Field, with the expected results:
Day Air attack on Clark Field, at 43, 51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
G3M Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 53
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed, 12 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 22 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 31
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 137
Again, that's okay - it just means that other areas got away without damage.
Copper's Pearl Harbor attack was fairly historic too:
Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor, at 112, 68
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
D3A Val x 126
B5N Kate x 143
Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed, 5 damaged
D3A Val: 14 destroyed, 44 damaged
B5N Kate: 15 destroyed, 22 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 32 destroyed, 20 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 68 destroyed, 44 damaged
PBY Catalina: 29 destroyed, 30 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 11 destroyed, 20 damaged
A-20B Boston: 11 destroyed, 6 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-26A: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 10, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 12, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Vireo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 56
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 164
I'm not going to be too concerned about those old 20 knot BBs. Now, it looks as if Copper plans to stick around for another turn - it will be interesting to see if my counter strategy has any effect.
The battle for Wake Island turned out to be a bit odd. First off Copper's bombardment force got slapped pretty hard:
Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
79 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 10, on fire
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Oboro, Shell hits 5
CA Kako, Shell hits 8
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
I'll venture a guess that those DDs won't be doing any fast transport missions for a while. Then Copper's troops landed:
Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82, 63
106 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 5
Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
My troops tried a bombardment, but that first naval bombardment must have done its job:
Ground combat at Wake Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1114 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1519 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Finally Copper's troops got their chance and didn't miss:
Ground combat at Wake Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1497 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1554 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 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:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1569 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
I've never quite figured out the controlling factors for the capture of Wake.
The rest of his attacks were fairly normal, except that he landed at Naga in addition to the usual landing at Legaspi. That should isolate my troops at Legaspi (if z.o.c. is actually working) and mean that I'll have less time to dig in at Manila.
Dave Baranyi
Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
Well, turn 2 came and I got a couple of pleasant surprises, First off Copper decided not to have the KB stick around Hawaii, so I don't have to test my "Gundam" defense after all. <g> Otherwise, things went pretty much as expected, with a few exceptions.
Copper demonstrated that not only the Allies can put together "super" ASW TFs:
ASW attack near Vigan at 44, 49
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.10
MSW W.9
MSW W.8
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS S-36
But even super TFs sometimes have no luck. (They got two kicks at the old rust bucket and missed both.)
And less "super" groups can do better some times:
ASW attack at 22, 51
Japanese Ships
SS I-156, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Ballarat
I-156 sunk right afterwards.
And then there was my second "pleasant surprise", as one of my AC TFs got some target practice:
Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82, 63
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 9
SBD Dauntless x 30
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 5 damaged
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Copper captured several bases, as expected and flattened poor old Clarke Field again. As well he hit the port at Singapore again, with much less success this time.
Day Air attack on Singapore, at 23, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 31
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 29 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
So, all-in-all, it wasn't such a bad second day for me. But Copper is already on the march in China, so it looks like I'll have my hands full pretty quickly over there.
Dave Baranyi
Copper demonstrated that not only the Allies can put together "super" ASW TFs:
ASW attack near Vigan at 44, 49
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.10
MSW W.9
MSW W.8
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS S-36
But even super TFs sometimes have no luck. (They got two kicks at the old rust bucket and missed both.)
And less "super" groups can do better some times:
ASW attack at 22, 51
Japanese Ships
SS I-156, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Ballarat
I-156 sunk right afterwards.
And then there was my second "pleasant surprise", as one of my AC TFs got some target practice:
Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82, 63
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 9
SBD Dauntless x 30
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 5 damaged
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Copper captured several bases, as expected and flattened poor old Clarke Field again. As well he hit the port at Singapore again, with much less success this time.
Day Air attack on Singapore, at 23, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 31
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 29 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
So, all-in-all, it wasn't such a bad second day for me. But Copper is already on the march in China, so it looks like I'll have my hands full pretty quickly over there.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
Turn 3 brought two more surprises. First off, one of the stranger things I've seen in this game as a whole - it turns out that the Penguin is alive and well!!! Yes, the fact that Copper sent his bombardment TF to whack Wake instead of Guam meant that the Penguin was able to escape, unbeknownst to me. While idly scanning across the map I just happened to notice something "green" in the middle of the Pacific, and there was the Penguin, slowly chugging down to Rabaul under computer control. That path was going to take it right next to Truk, and since I don't think that this Penguin has nine lives, I've sent it off on its merry way, hopefully in-between any potential LBA from Copper.
The next big surprise was the total disappearance of Japanese troops from Kota Bharu! They were landing there a day ago, and they are gone now. Did they cancel the landing and reboard their ships? Did they march up north? Have they gone into "stealth mode" and are happily marching (or riding the trains) down to Singapore? This has got me totally befuddled.
In the meanwhile, the KB is steadily steaming west near Midway - maybe they are looking to see if they can catch my AC TF napping up near Wake. Sorry - those kids have had enough play time for now.
Copper is obviously determined to make a jumbo-sized crater out of what used to be Clark Field. It looks like I'll have to abandon it sooner rather than later. There is no way I can get any planes repaired there.
There was nothing too unusual or exciting in the combat report for December 9. I had my LBA in Malaya get some target practice at Copper's nearest air fields. It's pointless to use up Allied twin-engine bombers on useless naval attacks until they have improved their credentials a lot. And Copper grabbed another couple of bases - I have nothing to stop him with, and no real intention of trying to do so at this time anyway.
Dave Baranyi
The next big surprise was the total disappearance of Japanese troops from Kota Bharu! They were landing there a day ago, and they are gone now. Did they cancel the landing and reboard their ships? Did they march up north? Have they gone into "stealth mode" and are happily marching (or riding the trains) down to Singapore? This has got me totally befuddled.
In the meanwhile, the KB is steadily steaming west near Midway - maybe they are looking to see if they can catch my AC TF napping up near Wake. Sorry - those kids have had enough play time for now.
Copper is obviously determined to make a jumbo-sized crater out of what used to be Clark Field. It looks like I'll have to abandon it sooner rather than later. There is no way I can get any planes repaired there.
There was nothing too unusual or exciting in the combat report for December 9. I had my LBA in Malaya get some target practice at Copper's nearest air fields. It's pointless to use up Allied twin-engine bombers on useless naval attacks until they have improved their credentials a lot. And Copper grabbed another couple of bases - I have nothing to stop him with, and no real intention of trying to do so at this time anyway.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
What a dumb mistake! Copper snuck in forces and took Makin while I had ships standing by doing nothing. I underestimated the time that it would take for one of my SC TFs to reach Makin, so there was no one there to stop the landing. And since Copper used a Fast Transport, they got away before my AC TF could spot them. Now Copper has the only level 3 port in the whole area and my South-Eastern Pacific strategy has gone kaput. Oh well, that will shorten my defensive lines a bit.
The KB is still steaming its way west, now nearly due north of Midway, so I guess that they are heading home for replenishment and new plans. Oh well, while the Cat’s away…<g>
Copper decided to put up some fighters on CAP, so my Brit bombers got smacked a bit:
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 14
Hudson I x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
I’ll have to rest those folks for a while now.
There is still no sign of a southwards advance into Malaya. I would really like to know where Copper’s forces have gone to. They are threatening Victoria Point in the north, so I’ll have to bug out from there.
We have also started trading bombardments in China:
Ground combat at Changsha
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19839 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 50945 troops, 364 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 42300 troops, 301 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 19839 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Copper has Japanese forces spreading out all over the place in China. This could turn into a really strange battle, particularly if z.o.c. doesn’t work right. For now I’m planning as if it won’t work – if it does, then so much the better.
Copper continues to obliterate Clark Field:
Day Air attack on Clark Field, at 43, 51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
In contrast, my B-17s demonstrate why I consider them so useless in the early part of the war:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
It’s not that I think there are any ships in Legaspi’s port – I just want to destroy supplies there.
Otherwise, things are fairly quiet. I keep on feeling that Copper is readying a real hammer-blow to land somewhere, but I don’t know where yet.
Dave Baranyi
The KB is still steaming its way west, now nearly due north of Midway, so I guess that they are heading home for replenishment and new plans. Oh well, while the Cat’s away…<g>
Copper decided to put up some fighters on CAP, so my Brit bombers got smacked a bit:
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 14
Hudson I x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
I’ll have to rest those folks for a while now.
There is still no sign of a southwards advance into Malaya. I would really like to know where Copper’s forces have gone to. They are threatening Victoria Point in the north, so I’ll have to bug out from there.
We have also started trading bombardments in China:
Ground combat at Changsha
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19839 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 50945 troops, 364 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 42300 troops, 301 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 19839 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Copper has Japanese forces spreading out all over the place in China. This could turn into a really strange battle, particularly if z.o.c. doesn’t work right. For now I’m planning as if it won’t work – if it does, then so much the better.
Copper continues to obliterate Clark Field:
Day Air attack on Clark Field, at 43, 51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
In contrast, my B-17s demonstrate why I consider them so useless in the early part of the war:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
It’s not that I think there are any ships in Legaspi’s port – I just want to destroy supplies there.
Otherwise, things are fairly quiet. I keep on feeling that Copper is readying a real hammer-blow to land somewhere, but I don’t know where yet.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
Well, what I was afraid of has appeared in turn 5 - Zone-of-Control problems. Copper sent a Japanese Division in China right through my Chinese division that was supposed to be blocking a crossroads. This is going to make things very messy in China. Does anyone know if the powers-that-be are working this problem?
Otherwise, things are fairly quiet. Copper is putting a lot of resources into China - even Bettys:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 58
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
My Fortresses are still doing squat:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses (yeah, but no hits on anything either!)
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
I am now pretty certain that Copper has sent his Malay invasion force North. With z.o.c. not working the only thing that will stop him will be the jungle. I am definitely leaving my reserves in India fairly far back for now.
Dave Baranyi
Otherwise, things are fairly quiet. Copper is putting a lot of resources into China - even Bettys:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 58
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
My Fortresses are still doing squat:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses (yeah, but no hits on anything either!)
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
I am now pretty certain that Copper has sent his Malay invasion force North. With z.o.c. not working the only thing that will stop him will be the jungle. I am definitely leaving my reserves in India fairly far back for now.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 12, 1941. Not a lot good happening for the Allies:
B-17's still worth squat:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses (no effect on anything either)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Japanese bombing Chinese forces with a vengeance:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 63
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Copper is showing interest in Khota Bharu again:
Day Air attack on Khota Bharu, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 15
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
Japanese ASW going after US subs in a big way:
SW attack near Pescadores at 47, 43
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.10
MSW W.9
MSW W.8
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Permit
Japanese forces bogged down at Naga:
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 20544 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 9485 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
654 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Lots of bombardments in China. Lots of Japanese troop movements in China.
Dave Baranyi
B-17's still worth squat:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses (no effect on anything either)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Japanese bombing Chinese forces with a vengeance:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 63
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Copper is showing interest in Khota Bharu again:
Day Air attack on Khota Bharu, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 15
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
Japanese ASW going after US subs in a big way:
SW attack near Pescadores at 47, 43
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.10
MSW W.9
MSW W.8
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Permit
Japanese forces bogged down at Naga:
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 20544 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 9485 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
654 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Lots of bombardments in China. Lots of Japanese troop movements in China.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 13th. Allied air power finally does something:
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Hudson I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 17 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Shinamogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
TK Kaijo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Jusan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
That doesn't mean that I sunk anything, but it does feel good to land a few blows. However, the air squadrons will be recovering from this for quite a while.
B-17's will hit runways, just not ports - third time lucky:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper is still excavating a new jumbo-sized lake at Clark Field:
Day Air attack on Clark Field, at 43, 51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
I guess that I should be relatively "happy" that he is going after my Chinese forces with most of his air power:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 53
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-51 Sonia x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Ooops - Copper just grabbed Hong Kong:
Ground combat at Hong Kong
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 45840 troops, 487 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 13142 troops, 115 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Allied ground losses:
17220 casualties reported
Guns lost 73
Vehicles lost 1
He also grabbed a couple of empty bases.
Dave Baranyi
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Hudson I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 17 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Shinamogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
TK Kaijo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Jusan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
That doesn't mean that I sunk anything, but it does feel good to land a few blows. However, the air squadrons will be recovering from this for quite a while.
B-17's will hit runways, just not ports - third time lucky:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper is still excavating a new jumbo-sized lake at Clark Field:
Day Air attack on Clark Field, at 43, 51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
I guess that I should be relatively "happy" that he is going after my Chinese forces with most of his air power:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 53
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-51 Sonia x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Ooops - Copper just grabbed Hong Kong:
Ground combat at Hong Kong
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 45840 troops, 487 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 13142 troops, 115 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Allied ground losses:
17220 casualties reported
Guns lost 73
Vehicles lost 1
He also grabbed a couple of empty bases.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
Dec 14 - A busy day for subs:
The bad news - I finally found out where some of Copper's subs are hiding:
Sub attack at 115, 67
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Waters
DD Dent
Ouch!
Copper also finds one of my subs:
ASW attack near Palau at 52, 67
Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Ouch! Again
Ah, a little relief:
ASW attack at 70, 98
Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap
DD Ellet
B-17s like runways:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper must be very interested in Khota Bharu:
Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24, 45
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:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 29
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 7
Most of the rest of the activity continues in China.
Dave Baranyi
The bad news - I finally found out where some of Copper's subs are hiding:
Sub attack at 115, 67
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Waters
DD Dent
Ouch!
Copper also finds one of my subs:
ASW attack near Palau at 52, 67
Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Ouch! Again
Ah, a little relief:
ASW attack at 70, 98
Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap
DD Ellet
B-17s like runways:
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper must be very interested in Khota Bharu:
Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24, 45
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:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 29
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 7
Most of the rest of the activity continues in China.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 16, 1941 - the sub war continues:
Sub attack at 115, 67
Japanese Ships
SS I-21
Allied Ships
MSW Grebe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tiger
PC Reliance
MSW Bobolink
MSW Tern
MSW Rail
MSW Turkey
So much for the superiority of Allied ASW. I had three ASW TFs cruising the same area to the East of Hawaii. Two came up empty and this one got whacked. Every turn I am being scouted by those irritating sub-based Glen float planes. I've got a half dozen search squads flying.
Copper returns to Khota Bharu:
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 Ships
AK Akita Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Obviously, I'm not sending what is left of the local Brit surface fleet to challenge. Nor am I wasting Brit air power - the bombers will only waste themselves against the BBs. I'll let Copper land then pound his ground positions.
Cool! I caught his CAP sleeping again: <g>
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
B-17s continue to get easy target practice (I'm planning for the future.):
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper continues to throw a lot of effort at China:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 64
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 5 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Oh-oh, his Naval Air is changing theaters again. It's just as well that I don't have a lot of naval assets in that area…:
Day Air attack on 3rd ISF Base Force, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 50
G4M1 Betty x 11
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
The ground battles continue to drag out on a number of fronts too.
Dave Baranyi
Sub attack at 115, 67
Japanese Ships
SS I-21
Allied Ships
MSW Grebe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tiger
PC Reliance
MSW Bobolink
MSW Tern
MSW Rail
MSW Turkey
So much for the superiority of Allied ASW. I had three ASW TFs cruising the same area to the East of Hawaii. Two came up empty and this one got whacked. Every turn I am being scouted by those irritating sub-based Glen float planes. I've got a half dozen search squads flying.
Copper returns to Khota Bharu:
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 Ships
AK Akita Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Obviously, I'm not sending what is left of the local Brit surface fleet to challenge. Nor am I wasting Brit air power - the bombers will only waste themselves against the BBs. I'll let Copper land then pound his ground positions.
Cool! I caught his CAP sleeping again: <g>
Day Air attack on Kompong Trach, at 29, 44
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
B-17s continue to get easy target practice (I'm planning for the future.):
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
Copper continues to throw a lot of effort at China:
Day Air attack on 4th New Chinese Corps, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 64
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 5 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Oh-oh, his Naval Air is changing theaters again. It's just as well that I don't have a lot of naval assets in that area…:
Day Air attack on 3rd ISF Base Force, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 50
G4M1 Betty x 11
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
The ground battles continue to drag out on a number of fronts too.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 17 - the sub war continues, yet:
ASW attack at 22, 50
Japanese Ships
SS I-158
Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Jupiter
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
This crowd got two kicks at the cat and still came up empty.
The Chinese aren't doing so badly on the ground:
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 45853 troops, 477 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 50045 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
4155 casualties reported
Guns lost 88
Vehicles lost 13
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
The Philippinos, on the other hand:
Ground combat at Lingayen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6240 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1311 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Bataan will get pretty crowded soon since all of the Philippino troops are essentially the same as these guys.
There is a lot of other indecisive ground combat going on in China. Copper is spread out all over the map.
Dave Baranyi
ASW attack at 22, 50
Japanese Ships
SS I-158
Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Jupiter
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
This crowd got two kicks at the cat and still came up empty.
The Chinese aren't doing so badly on the ground:
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 45853 troops, 477 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 50045 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
4155 casualties reported
Guns lost 88
Vehicles lost 13
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
The Philippinos, on the other hand:
Ground combat at Lingayen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6240 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1311 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Bataan will get pretty crowded soon since all of the Philippino troops are essentially the same as these guys.
There is a lot of other indecisive ground combat going on in China. Copper is spread out all over the map.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 18 -
Copper wrote to ask why his troops were getting stuck at 59 out of 60 miles. Hey, welcome to the club! <L> I'm guessing that these are his Chinese troops. They are either getting stuck in some part of the zone-of-control issue, or he is forgetting to supply them effectively.
Here is Copper continuing his air punishment of my troops in Malaya:
Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 50
G4M1 Betty x 18
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 28
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
As a comparison, here is how my "mighty" B-17s do…
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Allied losses (no hits on anything either.)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
I guess that they are getting tired of their joy rides. I'll have to send them to the rear and see if some R&R in the fleshpots of the behind-the-lines bases cheer them up.
Shit! Where did that come from?
TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52, 81
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Nuts - he is starting to move into N.G. I have nothing within a thousand miles to do anything about this.
There is also a lot of inconclusive fighting in China, Malaya and the Philippines.
Dave Baranyi
Copper wrote to ask why his troops were getting stuck at 59 out of 60 miles. Hey, welcome to the club! <L> I'm guessing that these are his Chinese troops. They are either getting stuck in some part of the zone-of-control issue, or he is forgetting to supply them effectively.
Here is Copper continuing his air punishment of my troops in Malaya:
Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 24, 45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 50
G4M1 Betty x 18
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 28
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 1000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
As a comparison, here is how my "mighty" B-17s do…
Day Air attack on Legaspi, at 44, 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Allied losses (no hits on anything either.)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
I guess that they are getting tired of their joy rides. I'll have to send them to the rear and see if some R&R in the fleshpots of the behind-the-lines bases cheer them up.
Shit! Where did that come from?
TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52, 81
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Nuts - he is starting to move into N.G. I have nothing within a thousand miles to do anything about this.
There is also a lot of inconclusive fighting in China, Malaya and the Philippines.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 19 –
Here are some really strange combat results:
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 596 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 49342 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37436 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 40701 troops, 353 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Huh? Only 600 Japanese troops are attacking, but 41,000 are defending? What kind of troops did Copper bring up to Wuchow?
Here are some much less strange combat results:
Ground combat at Khota Bharu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19420 troops, 252 guns, 14 vehicles
Defending force 4531 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Even with a couple of week’s respite the Allied troops in Malaya aren’t worth much.
Copper also bagged Wewak against no opposition:
Ground combat at Wewak
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2349 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base!!!
This means he can build it up and there is nothing much I can do about it – I have no bases anywhere near from which to harass it.
Allied ASW has quieted down a bit – I guess that Copper’s subs have run out or torpedoes and are going back for refills.
The easy capture of Khota Bharu demonstrates why I’m not trying any active operations at this time – the forces that I have around aren’t up to the job, and I also don’t have resources in the right locations to enable me to try to mount any operations anyway. My biggest “ally” right now is distance – Copper’s lines of attack are lengthening and mine are shortening. I just want to be sure that I am ready to respond appropriately when Copper goes that “little bit too far” that allows me to strike.
Dave Baranyi
Here are some really strange combat results:
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 596 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 49342 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37436 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 40701 troops, 353 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Huh? Only 600 Japanese troops are attacking, but 41,000 are defending? What kind of troops did Copper bring up to Wuchow?
Here are some much less strange combat results:
Ground combat at Khota Bharu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19420 troops, 252 guns, 14 vehicles
Defending force 4531 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base!!!
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Even with a couple of week’s respite the Allied troops in Malaya aren’t worth much.
Copper also bagged Wewak against no opposition:
Ground combat at Wewak
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2349 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base!!!
This means he can build it up and there is nothing much I can do about it – I have no bases anywhere near from which to harass it.
Allied ASW has quieted down a bit – I guess that Copper’s subs have run out or torpedoes and are going back for refills.
The easy capture of Khota Bharu demonstrates why I’m not trying any active operations at this time – the forces that I have around aren’t up to the job, and I also don’t have resources in the right locations to enable me to try to mount any operations anyway. My biggest “ally” right now is distance – Copper’s lines of attack are lengthening and mine are shortening. I just want to be sure that I am ready to respond appropriately when Copper goes that “little bit too far” that allows me to strike.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 20 -
Pretty quiet day, other than:
Sub attack near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Poor old SS KXII went down. So far the Japanese ASW is doing quite well for itself.
Otherwise there was a bit of indecisive bombing and some ground combat that will lead to some Japanese captures of bases in a few turns, but I'm expecting that so every extra day I get is a bonus.
Dave Baranyi
Pretty quiet day, other than:
Sub attack near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Poor old SS KXII went down. So far the Japanese ASW is doing quite well for itself.
Otherwise there was a bit of indecisive bombing and some ground combat that will lead to some Japanese captures of bases in a few turns, but I'm expecting that so every extra day I get is a bonus.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 21, 1941 -
We've both pulled our ships back to a good extent and the game has turned into a series of mostly indecisive ground battles, except for those areas where I've pulled back and let Copper take a base. So, here are the December 21 ground battles to give an idea of where we are tussling. BTW - Copper has come up with what looks like a cure for his "59 miles and stop" problem, so some of these stalemates might change soon.
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19494 troops, 191 guns, 3 vehicles
Defending force 8822 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 596 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 49421 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Ground combat at Moulmein
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22124 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese assault odds: 445 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!!
Ground combat at Alor Star
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16457 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 5497 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 57420 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 38624 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 31374 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 12538 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37386 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 41104 troops, 361 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Ground combat at Canton
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14777 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 29327 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles
Ground combat at 49,31
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17173 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 20439 troops, 253 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at 48,27
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8448 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17267 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24693 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 22556 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at Alor Star
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2656 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16435 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles
I actually don't mind this, because I am getting time to set up fuel and supplies in regions where I will need them for future operations. I'm being a lot more conservative against Copper than I typically am against the AI. By now in a typical scenario 15 against the AI both sides have usually lost several dozen ships. The big difference is that the AI never does anything in China.
Dave Baranyi
We've both pulled our ships back to a good extent and the game has turned into a series of mostly indecisive ground battles, except for those areas where I've pulled back and let Copper take a base. So, here are the December 21 ground battles to give an idea of where we are tussling. BTW - Copper has come up with what looks like a cure for his "59 miles and stop" problem, so some of these stalemates might change soon.
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19494 troops, 191 guns, 3 vehicles
Defending force 8822 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 596 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 49421 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Ground combat at Moulmein
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22124 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese assault odds: 445 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!!
Ground combat at Alor Star
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16457 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 5497 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 57420 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 38624 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 31374 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 12538 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37386 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 41104 troops, 361 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Ground combat at Canton
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14777 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 29327 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles
Ground combat at 49,31
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17173 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 20439 troops, 253 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at 48,27
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8448 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17267 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24693 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 22556 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at Alor Star
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2656 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16435 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles
I actually don't mind this, because I am getting time to set up fuel and supplies in regions where I will need them for future operations. I'm being a lot more conservative against Copper than I typically am against the AI. By now in a typical scenario 15 against the AI both sides have usually lost several dozen ships. The big difference is that the AI never does anything in China.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 22, 1941 -
Copper forgot to send the combat results file to me for this turn, so after asking him for it I went ahead and set up my turn any way. I was surprised to find a tanker shot to bits, but still limping along. What I couldn't know was:
- Was it hit by a sub?
- Was it hit by LBA?
- Was the whole KB sitting just off shore, hiding in a rain cloud?
Fortunately Copper did send the combat results so I saw the "best case" result had occured:
Sub attack at 20, 59
Japanese Ships
SS I-121
Allied Ships
TK Empire Amethyst, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
My use of LBA against ports has been really feeble, with no damage most of the time. My little biplane torpedo bombers, on the other hand, finally got lucky:
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
I hope that this isn't just FOW.
The ground war is continuing on pretty much as during the previous days with one difference:
Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22612 troops, 276 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 33286 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
1452 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Allied ground losses:
371 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
I guess Copper's guys were a bit too enthusiastic.
Dave Baranyi
Copper forgot to send the combat results file to me for this turn, so after asking him for it I went ahead and set up my turn any way. I was surprised to find a tanker shot to bits, but still limping along. What I couldn't know was:
- Was it hit by a sub?
- Was it hit by LBA?
- Was the whole KB sitting just off shore, hiding in a rain cloud?
Fortunately Copper did send the combat results so I saw the "best case" result had occured:
Sub attack at 20, 59
Japanese Ships
SS I-121
Allied Ships
TK Empire Amethyst, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
My use of LBA against ports has been really feeble, with no damage most of the time. My little biplane torpedo bombers, on the other hand, finally got lucky:
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
I hope that this isn't just FOW.
The ground war is continuing on pretty much as during the previous days with one difference:
Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22612 troops, 276 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 33286 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
1452 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Allied ground losses:
371 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
I guess Copper's guys were a bit too enthusiastic.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 23, 1941 -
This will be the last combat report for a few days - Copper is off for the US Thanksgiving weekend. We had our Thanksgiving last month, so I'm working while the US folks are war gaming.
Copper has finally gotten his act together in China and the Japanese onslaught is starting. I'm trying both a fighting retreat as well as a few attempts to distract him. It will be interesting to see if anything works. In the long run I expect that the terrain will be my "best friend" if I can move my troops adeptly enough. A similar thing is happening in Burma. But since I know what it takes to get through Burma, I'm hoping that the same thing happens to Japanese troops going north as does to British troops going south.
In the meanwhile, Copper is trying some sneaky stuff with his subs. For example, he has one sub sitting in a New Zealand harbor, doing nothing. I've got no ships there, so there is nothing for him to shoot at. At the same time, while my aircraft are locating his sub, they aren't firing at it, so we have a common level of ineptness at work there. Copper has also used a sub to mine the harbor at Soerabaja:
TF 1113 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22, 65)
Allied Ships
MSW Abraham Crijnssen
It's a pain, but not critical - my mine sweepers will get some practice out of this. My ASW forces, on the other hand, are already getting some nice practice:
ASW attack at 32, 64
Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Thracian
DD Scout
DD Thanet
My LBA is also getting some practice, but not so successfully:
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 21
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 8
Hudson I x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 4
BB Kongo
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
I bet that there was no damage to Haruna at all. I'm better off withstanding the "temptation" and instead using my LBA against land targets.
Here is a better attack:
Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24, 43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim IV x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
I wish that I could instruct my LBA to only go after "soft" targets like these instead of BBs.
Hmmm - a Japanese sub in a shipping lane halfway between the West Coast and Hawaii - what a pain!
ASW attack at 129, 62
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
DD Dale
AK Mauna Ala
Next week ought to be interesting.
Dave Baranyi
This will be the last combat report for a few days - Copper is off for the US Thanksgiving weekend. We had our Thanksgiving last month, so I'm working while the US folks are war gaming.
Copper has finally gotten his act together in China and the Japanese onslaught is starting. I'm trying both a fighting retreat as well as a few attempts to distract him. It will be interesting to see if anything works. In the long run I expect that the terrain will be my "best friend" if I can move my troops adeptly enough. A similar thing is happening in Burma. But since I know what it takes to get through Burma, I'm hoping that the same thing happens to Japanese troops going north as does to British troops going south.
In the meanwhile, Copper is trying some sneaky stuff with his subs. For example, he has one sub sitting in a New Zealand harbor, doing nothing. I've got no ships there, so there is nothing for him to shoot at. At the same time, while my aircraft are locating his sub, they aren't firing at it, so we have a common level of ineptness at work there. Copper has also used a sub to mine the harbor at Soerabaja:
TF 1113 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22, 65)
Allied Ships
MSW Abraham Crijnssen
It's a pain, but not critical - my mine sweepers will get some practice out of this. My ASW forces, on the other hand, are already getting some nice practice:
ASW attack at 32, 64
Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Thracian
DD Scout
DD Thanet
My LBA is also getting some practice, but not so successfully:
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 21
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 8
Hudson I x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 4
BB Kongo
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24, 45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
I bet that there was no damage to Haruna at all. I'm better off withstanding the "temptation" and instead using my LBA against land targets.
Here is a better attack:
Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24, 43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim IV x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
I wish that I could instruct my LBA to only go after "soft" targets like these instead of BBs.
Hmmm - a Japanese sub in a shipping lane halfway between the West Coast and Hawaii - what a pain!
ASW attack at 129, 62
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
DD Dale
AK Mauna Ala
Next week ought to be interesting.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 24, 1941 -
Copper is back from "Turkey Day" and I am in a hurry to try to recover from my own "turkey dance" at the beginning of this match. Now that I've had a chance to think over the Chinese situation better, as well as follow the Russian AARs, I realize that I should have been doing things much more defensively in the Far East and I've lost three weeks worth of time. So I have to live with the fact that I've set myself up way to aggressively in China and it isn't helping things. I thought that I might catch Copper going the "wrong way" in a couple of places, but no such luck:
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 31125 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 13945 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Ground combat at Canton
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22837 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 29831 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
I've got his forces engaged in a number of other places in China too. My strategy to slow down his advances is working to an extent, but only because he hasn't focused quite enough strength in the right place so far. I'll have to pull back and shorten my defensive lines quickly or he will break me into pieces and chew up my troops at his leisure.
And yes, I do intend to start to increase the fortification levels in Russia. I normally like to ignore Russia just so that I don't use up the supply, but now I've got a different view on it.
Copper is also becoming active in other areas:
TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 46, 77
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
There's nothing I can do about it. Copper will be able to develop Biak at his leisure in time.
TF 34 troops unloading over beach at Dadjangas, 41, 62
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
TF 34 troops unloading over beach at Dadjangas, 41, 62
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
This one caught me a bit by surprise - it's not a developed base, and I assumed that he would be going after the developed bases in the Philippines first. But it is a good move because he can march from there to my bases.
Dave Baranyi
Copper is back from "Turkey Day" and I am in a hurry to try to recover from my own "turkey dance" at the beginning of this match. Now that I've had a chance to think over the Chinese situation better, as well as follow the Russian AARs, I realize that I should have been doing things much more defensively in the Far East and I've lost three weeks worth of time. So I have to live with the fact that I've set myself up way to aggressively in China and it isn't helping things. I thought that I might catch Copper going the "wrong way" in a couple of places, but no such luck:
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 31125 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 13945 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Ground combat at Canton
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22837 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 29831 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
I've got his forces engaged in a number of other places in China too. My strategy to slow down his advances is working to an extent, but only because he hasn't focused quite enough strength in the right place so far. I'll have to pull back and shorten my defensive lines quickly or he will break me into pieces and chew up my troops at his leisure.
And yes, I do intend to start to increase the fortification levels in Russia. I normally like to ignore Russia just so that I don't use up the supply, but now I've got a different view on it.
Copper is also becoming active in other areas:
TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 46, 77
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
There's nothing I can do about it. Copper will be able to develop Biak at his leisure in time.
TF 34 troops unloading over beach at Dadjangas, 41, 62
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
TF 34 troops unloading over beach at Dadjangas, 41, 62
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
This one caught me a bit by surprise - it's not a developed base, and I assumed that he would be going after the developed bases in the Philippines first. But it is a good move because he can march from there to my bases.
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 25, 1941 -
Well, the situation in China continues to deteriorate as the extent of my early foolishness becomes more apparent. It will be interesting to see what I can disentangle and move back to more defensible positions. So far Copper hasn't amassed large enough forces to start to drive me back, but it appears to only be a matter of time.
In Malaya, on the other hand, his troops are having little problem moving my troops out of blocking positions:
Ground combat at 30, 34
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23772 troops, 255 guns, 120 vehicles
Defending force 6500 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Fortunately, my troops are still on the road, so I'll have a chance to see if I can retreat them far enough and fast enough to get them out of harm's way.
Copper is also starting to land more troops at various places on the north of NG, and nearby:
Ground combat at Biak
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 711 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak base!!!
Ground combat at Dadjangas
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1056 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base!!!
My land and ship-based air is having little or no effect on the Japanese transport TFs going by:
Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42, 74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kasuga Maru #2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 39, 61
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Gotake Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
P-35A x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Kashiwa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kyuma Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 43, 68
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Astuga Maru
AP Nissho Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Dave Baranyi
Well, the situation in China continues to deteriorate as the extent of my early foolishness becomes more apparent. It will be interesting to see what I can disentangle and move back to more defensible positions. So far Copper hasn't amassed large enough forces to start to drive me back, but it appears to only be a matter of time.
In Malaya, on the other hand, his troops are having little problem moving my troops out of blocking positions:
Ground combat at 30, 34
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23772 troops, 255 guns, 120 vehicles
Defending force 6500 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Fortunately, my troops are still on the road, so I'll have a chance to see if I can retreat them far enough and fast enough to get them out of harm's way.
Copper is also starting to land more troops at various places on the north of NG, and nearby:
Ground combat at Biak
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 711 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak base!!!
Ground combat at Dadjangas
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1056 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base!!!
My land and ship-based air is having little or no effect on the Japanese transport TFs going by:
Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42, 74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kasuga Maru #2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 39, 61
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Gotake Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
P-35A x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Kashiwa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kyuma Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 43, 68
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 63
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Astuga Maru
AP Nissho Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 26, 1941 -
Copper is getting more active in around the Philippines:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38, 59
Japanese Ships
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AP Gotake Maru
AP Igasa Maru
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-9
I guess, for all those folks who felt that PT boats were too effective in earlier versions, this should be comforting. At least the invasion TF did back off and not land troops.
This is a real strange one - I'm still not sure why my TF ended up where it did - I expected it to be far away from there:
Day Time Surface Combat at 42,62
Japanese Ships
AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Atsuta Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Kembu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kidokawa Maru
AP Kiko Maru
AP Kuretake Maru
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Mikage Maru #20, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Miyadono Maru
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Sasago Maru
Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Boise
DD John D. Ford
DD Peary
DD Pillsbury
DD Pope
Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
My old Philippine squadron did quite well for themselves. But it's a good thing that Copper didn't put any escorts into that TF.
My local aircraft also started to get a little better with practice:
Day Air attack on TF, near Wasile at 41, 69
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kimishima Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Sasago Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kidokawa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 44,74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kiko Maru
AP Nissho Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Mikage Maru #20
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
But I may not want to keep my forces sticking around too long, because at least part of the KB has shown up off the coast of the Philippines:
Sub attack at 42, 50
Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
DD Akigumo
CV Zuikaku
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
And finally, Copper has rediscovered an interest in Singapore:
Day Air attack on Singapore, at 23, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 45
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 16 destroyed, 6 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
20 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
Dave Baranyi
Copper is getting more active in around the Philippines:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38, 59
Japanese Ships
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AP Gotake Maru
AP Igasa Maru
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-9
I guess, for all those folks who felt that PT boats were too effective in earlier versions, this should be comforting. At least the invasion TF did back off and not land troops.
This is a real strange one - I'm still not sure why my TF ended up where it did - I expected it to be far away from there:
Day Time Surface Combat at 42,62
Japanese Ships
AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Atsuta Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Kembu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kidokawa Maru
AP Kiko Maru
AP Kuretake Maru
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Mikage Maru #20, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Miyadono Maru
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Sasago Maru
Allied Ships
CA Houston
CL Boise
DD John D. Ford
DD Peary
DD Pillsbury
DD Pope
Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
My old Philippine squadron did quite well for themselves. But it's a good thing that Copper didn't put any escorts into that TF.
My local aircraft also started to get a little better with practice:
Day Air attack on TF, near Wasile at 41, 69
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kimishima Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Sasago Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Miyadono Maru, Bomb hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kidokawa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 44,74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 4
P-35A x 9
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kiko Maru
AP Nissho Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF at 42, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Mikage Maru #20
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
But I may not want to keep my forces sticking around too long, because at least part of the KB has shown up off the coast of the Philippines:
Sub attack at 42, 50
Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
DD Akigumo
CV Zuikaku
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
And finally, Copper has rediscovered an interest in Singapore:
Day Air attack on Singapore, at 23, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 45
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 16 destroyed, 6 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
20 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
Dave Baranyi
RE: Keroro Gunsou goes to War (Copper vs ADavidB)
December 27, 1941 - We're back. Copper has been busy, so he has only been able to return one turn during the past few days. While he's been off, I've been studying all the other AARs and modifying my strategy appropriately. Copper is also modifying his strategy, and has started to fast-transport troops into various undefended smaller bases in the Philippines, DEI and Northern New Guinea. He also hasn't forgotten Malaya.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/27/41
Coastal Guns at Kuantan, 24, 47, firing at TF 2
TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24, 47
101 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
838 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Coastal Guns at Kuantan, 24, 47, firing at TF 2
TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24, 47
65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Day Air attack on Rabaul, at 61, 88
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Stupid Wirraways can't even shoot down unescorted bombers!
Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 30, 34
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 39
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
I may as well use the Flying Tigers for something.
Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42, 74
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 44, 74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on San Marcelino, at 43, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N Kate x 24
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
I'm not sure why he is bothering to attack there with carrier ac.
Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24, 47
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Genoa Maru
AP Kenzan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kachisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
It's nice that they aren't wasting themselves on combat TFs this time.
Day Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 41, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kuretake Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Sub attack near Palau at 52, 67
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
Huh? A US sub hit something?
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18850 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 8372 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
He'll have Naga soon.
Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 62131 troops, 713 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 591 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base!!!
Ha - I got my troops out on time!
Ground combat at Wasile
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 770 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wasile base!!!
One of those little low-value bases - he can't interdict me from there.
Ground combat at Sansapor
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 724 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sansapor base!!!
Same thing with this one.
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 61847 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 36385 troops, 365 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30479 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 15071 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles
Don't get me going on bombardment!
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44142 troops, 320 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 41187 troops, 346 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Ground combat at Kuantan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3158 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17405 troops, 188 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
This result is atypical of what usually happens.
BTW - for some reason I can't fathom, Copper has subs "parked" in the harbors in New Zealand. My planes won't attack the subs, and I'm not sending any ships there, so the subs just keep on sitting. I wonder if he set them to AI control and forgot about them. Maybe he is planning an early invasion of NZ? I don't really care - I'm concerned about the Eastern Pacific at this point - the ANZAC folks can take care of themselves.
Dave Baranyi
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/27/41
Coastal Guns at Kuantan, 24, 47, firing at TF 2
TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24, 47
101 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
838 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Coastal Guns at Kuantan, 24, 47, firing at TF 2
TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24, 47
65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Day Air attack on Rabaul, at 61, 88
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
Stupid Wirraways can't even shoot down unescorted bombers!
Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 47, 36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 30, 34
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 39
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
I may as well use the Flying Tigers for something.
Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42, 74
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Day Air attack on TF, near Sansapor at 44, 74
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
Day Air attack on San Marcelino, at 43, 50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N Kate x 24
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
I'm not sure why he is bothering to attack there with carrier ac.
Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24, 47
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Genoa Maru
AP Kenzan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kachisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
It's nice that they aren't wasting themselves on combat TFs this time.
Day Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 41, 62
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kuretake Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
Sub attack near Palau at 52, 67
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
Huh? A US sub hit something?
Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18850 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 8372 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
He'll have Naga soon.
Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 62131 troops, 713 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 591 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base!!!
Ha - I got my troops out on time!
Ground combat at Wasile
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 770 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wasile base!!!
One of those little low-value bases - he can't interdict me from there.
Ground combat at Sansapor
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 724 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sansapor base!!!
Same thing with this one.
Ground combat at Changsha
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 61847 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 36385 troops, 365 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Ground combat at Nanning
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30479 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 15071 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles
Don't get me going on bombardment!
Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44142 troops, 320 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 41187 troops, 346 guns, 1 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Ground combat at Kuantan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3158 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17405 troops, 188 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
This result is atypical of what usually happens.
BTW - for some reason I can't fathom, Copper has subs "parked" in the harbors in New Zealand. My planes won't attack the subs, and I'm not sending any ships there, so the subs just keep on sitting. I wonder if he set them to AI control and forgot about them. Maybe he is planning an early invasion of NZ? I don't really care - I'm concerned about the Eastern Pacific at this point - the ANZAC folks can take care of themselves.
Dave Baranyi