Yes but the reward if he can catch em on the ground......
Actually I think the risk is worth taking.
Grounding Palembang and Batavia has to put a crimp in his ops
And if it doesnt come off so be it !!!
Sand in the Vaseline - Wobbly vs PzB
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
CVS damaged in massive attacks
The hammer falls - and it fell on me. Massive LBA attacks on carriers, errant cruisers and transports.
Asdicus - you are right, the AI is the enemy though (and then LBA). The unloading at Madioen is very slow but the amount ashore is enough to get things moving.
Andy - yep worth a crack I thought - thinking the other way now!
Grotius - sorry read your post after writing the AAR. I'll get you another after tomorrows turn. no doubt I will know a little more then too.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/27/42
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Sub attack at 20,65
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
CLAA Caledon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Caledon is the first - of many I think - victims of the invasion of Java.
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ASW attack at 20,4
Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
MSW Poole
MSW Cromer
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
troop casualties in a sub??? This is up by Karachi. I think he wanted a more thorough assessment of strength there. They don't make it.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
shipping at Batavia meets my bombardment group - they find and despatch a few utility ships.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
MSW Tamozono Maru #1, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
MSW W.5, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
DD Litchfield
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
CL Java
CA Astoria
CA Pensacola
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
CA Indianapolis
Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1
then bombard to little effect.
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Day Air attack on Waingapu , at 27,74
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
More bombing at Waingapu but there are were no planes here. This turn it is again loaded. I have also moved in some Demons - yes I know - what's the point, well they are unescorted.
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,10
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 12
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 24
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Just in case you had forgotten the bombers in Northern India continue to attack the units now only 1 hex out of Ahlamabad.
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,56
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Shirakami, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
OK, the begginning of a few anti-naval attacks by my carriers. They are nice, but the fact the happened was a real mistake. The carriers end up too close to Palembang and wear the wrath of the LBA - we'll cover this later.
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,60
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,57
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Natisan Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,57
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Shino Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 85
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 11
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 22 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 1
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
One hell of alot of zeros accompany the attacks on the landings at Madioen. I think his carriers are at Balikpapan and the zeros are accompanying the Betties and Nells.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,61
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Ven-Koh, Torpedo hits 1
THis one really hurt - fuel is becoming an issue and this hit was on my replenishment TF.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
A6M3 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 22
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 38 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 30 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 19 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 12 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 58 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 1
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Kapow - all hell breaks loose. PLanes falling everywhere. When the smoke clears the following has occured. Lex and Enterprise are at 50% sys damage and about 15 and 45 flood respectively. They can both make 15 knots. This battle is over for them - whether or not I get them out will be the fun thing now. If the carriers I saw at Balikpapan are the KB then he will definately come hunting me. THe Hermes is all flooding but she can only make 13 knots. Formidable is flooded to 40% but amazingly is still at sys 11.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Torpedo hits 1
THe Emerald is badly hurt and starts limping back to Derby.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 30
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 39 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Java
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
It starts with F and rhymes with duck. The bloody cruiser force decides to head to Tjilitap via the Soerbaja side of Java. They get royally shagged. I turn them around and try to coax them through the gap again.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 102
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Largs Bay
AK West Shipper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Henry T. Allen
AK Lahaina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Harris
DD Lawrence
Afternoon strikes against Madioen. Notice the number of zeros - that has to be carrier based.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
A6M3 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 4
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
Now they have a crack at the healthy TF - luckily Sara is unscathed.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,58
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Bugger, Portland - almost made it out to sea without being attacked. She wears it this turn. She is at float 60 and is going to head to sea before maybe trying to return to Tjilitap. This is very risky considering the airpower around but I have to try and get the float down.
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Ground combat at 45,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4889 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1760 troops, 0 guns, 76 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Timing is everything and once again PzBs luck and timing are excellent. IN northern China my blocking force is brushed aside before my main attack can hit his advanced spearhead.
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Ground combat at 44,30
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 174903 troops, 1379 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16271 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 13 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
427 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Allied ground losses:
679 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
All too late. In the end I suffer more damage than he did. His units retreat towards Sian.
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Well - that turned the heat up some!!
I knew I would suffer some damage but hoped it would be only a single CV. It is a VERY long way to a safe haven. With 50 float damage it may be too far. At present I have put the helm about and made the ships head out to sea. All remaining Wildcats are on LRCAP - there are still about 50 that can defend the fleet. Hopefully his naval bombers are in pain as well. Many should be damaged.
THe cruisers are going to try and get back onto the right side of the pond. I am relying on the retreat orders that killed me last turn. This time I have ordered the ships to head for the base to the North of Batavia. If the retreat back down the slot they are toast.
Tjilitap still has a sizable fighter component and they put to the air. 28K of supplies have been offloaded so this should be enough to get some replacements - man I need them. I lost 80 planes to his 90 in that turn!
The ground forces make good time towards their objectives. I think he is pulling out. Many little TFs buzzing around the main bases. He probably will pull out to come back with a really heavy hitting invasion force. I need more engineers to make a reception painful.
Asdicus - you are right, the AI is the enemy though (and then LBA). The unloading at Madioen is very slow but the amount ashore is enough to get things moving.
Andy - yep worth a crack I thought - thinking the other way now!
Grotius - sorry read your post after writing the AAR. I'll get you another after tomorrows turn. no doubt I will know a little more then too.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/27/42
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Sub attack at 20,65
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
CLAA Caledon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Caledon is the first - of many I think - victims of the invasion of Java.
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ASW attack at 20,4
Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
MSW Poole
MSW Cromer
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
troop casualties in a sub??? This is up by Karachi. I think he wanted a more thorough assessment of strength there. They don't make it.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
shipping at Batavia meets my bombardment group - they find and despatch a few utility ships.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
MSW Tamozono Maru #1, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59
Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
MSW W.5, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Chester
CA Louisville
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria
CL Java
CL Sumatra
DD Litchfield
DD Voyager
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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
DD Litchfield
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
CL Java
CA Astoria
CA Pensacola
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
CA Indianapolis
Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1
then bombard to little effect.
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Day Air attack on Waingapu , at 27,74
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
More bombing at Waingapu but there are were no planes here. This turn it is again loaded. I have also moved in some Demons - yes I know - what's the point, well they are unescorted.
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,10
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 12
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 24
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Just in case you had forgotten the bombers in Northern India continue to attack the units now only 1 hex out of Ahlamabad.
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,56
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Shirakami, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
OK, the begginning of a few anti-naval attacks by my carriers. They are nice, but the fact the happened was a real mistake. The carriers end up too close to Palembang and wear the wrath of the LBA - we'll cover this later.
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,60
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,57
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Natisan Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,57
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Shino Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 85
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 11
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 22 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 1
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
One hell of alot of zeros accompany the attacks on the landings at Madioen. I think his carriers are at Balikpapan and the zeros are accompanying the Betties and Nells.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,61
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Ven-Koh, Torpedo hits 1
THis one really hurt - fuel is becoming an issue and this hit was on my replenishment TF.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
A6M3 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 22
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 38 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 30 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 19 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 12 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 58 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 1
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Kapow - all hell breaks loose. PLanes falling everywhere. When the smoke clears the following has occured. Lex and Enterprise are at 50% sys damage and about 15 and 45 flood respectively. They can both make 15 knots. This battle is over for them - whether or not I get them out will be the fun thing now. If the carriers I saw at Balikpapan are the KB then he will definately come hunting me. THe Hermes is all flooding but she can only make 13 knots. Formidable is flooded to 40% but amazingly is still at sys 11.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Torpedo hits 1
THe Emerald is badly hurt and starts limping back to Derby.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 30
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 39 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Voyager
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Java
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
It starts with F and rhymes with duck. The bloody cruiser force decides to head to Tjilitap via the Soerbaja side of Java. They get royally shagged. I turn them around and try to coax them through the gap again.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 102
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Largs Bay
AK West Shipper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Henry T. Allen
AK Lahaina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Harris
DD Lawrence
Afternoon strikes against Madioen. Notice the number of zeros - that has to be carrier based.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
A6M3 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 4
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
Now they have a crack at the healthy TF - luckily Sara is unscathed.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,58
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Bugger, Portland - almost made it out to sea without being attacked. She wears it this turn. She is at float 60 and is going to head to sea before maybe trying to return to Tjilitap. This is very risky considering the airpower around but I have to try and get the float down.
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Ground combat at 45,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4889 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1760 troops, 0 guns, 76 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Timing is everything and once again PzBs luck and timing are excellent. IN northern China my blocking force is brushed aside before my main attack can hit his advanced spearhead.
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Ground combat at 44,30
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 174903 troops, 1379 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16271 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 13 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
427 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Allied ground losses:
679 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
All too late. In the end I suffer more damage than he did. His units retreat towards Sian.
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Well - that turned the heat up some!!
I knew I would suffer some damage but hoped it would be only a single CV. It is a VERY long way to a safe haven. With 50 float damage it may be too far. At present I have put the helm about and made the ships head out to sea. All remaining Wildcats are on LRCAP - there are still about 50 that can defend the fleet. Hopefully his naval bombers are in pain as well. Many should be damaged.
THe cruisers are going to try and get back onto the right side of the pond. I am relying on the retreat orders that killed me last turn. This time I have ordered the ships to head for the base to the North of Batavia. If the retreat back down the slot they are toast.
Tjilitap still has a sizable fighter component and they put to the air. 28K of supplies have been offloaded so this should be enough to get some replacements - man I need them. I lost 80 planes to his 90 in that turn!
The ground forces make good time towards their objectives. I think he is pulling out. Many little TFs buzzing around the main bases. He probably will pull out to come back with a really heavy hitting invasion force. I need more engineers to make a reception painful.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Notice the number of zeros - that has to be carrier based.
Watch the combat replay and look at the datais involved. If all of them are carrier based (I mean original datais assigned to the carriers) datais the CVs are just around. If only some are carrier based, maybe he has landed some Zeros to increase fighter power.
Why did only 50 F4F take off on CAP?? It seems to me that you have pretty more fighters...
Why did you put your carriers in a single TF?
Good luck I think you will need it in the next days!
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Wobb a few suggestions detach at least 1 sqn of dauntlesses and definitley the devastators off of the damaged CV's use em to kill KB if its pathing brings it to close to Java.
Avengers are close so the torp bombers could be usefull from land.
Perhaps consider a speed run with the damaged carriers to Perth rather than Derby if the flooding looks ok I wouldnt get to close to Bali just now if KB is where you think it is he will try to cut you off.
You need land forces to take Soerbijou pronto to allow airpower to close the southern passage from Borneo.
Any PT boats or subs you could send to picket the passages between Timor and Bali ?
Andy
Avengers are close so the torp bombers could be usefull from land.
Perhaps consider a speed run with the damaged carriers to Perth rather than Derby if the flooding looks ok I wouldnt get to close to Bali just now if KB is where you think it is he will try to cut you off.
You need land forces to take Soerbijou pronto to allow airpower to close the southern passage from Borneo.
Any PT boats or subs you could send to picket the passages between Timor and Bali ?
Andy
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Crikey that really was a depressing turn to read. I might be a cautious brit but sending ships towards palembang was asking for it. No airfield bombardment is worth losing 3 or 4 cruisers for.
I realise it is always easy to criticise with hindsight but to honest sending out your ships from tjilitjap without land based air cover was rash. If you think it is bad now look at the small number of bettys and nells he has used so far - he is bound to have many more torpedo planes available once your cap fighters are wittled away. At the moment you are offering your forces up for defeat in detail closer to his airbases rather than your own.
Without giving anything away I am sure you can imagine that major retribution must be on the way - both carrier and surface ships - after all java is a tender spot to hit. You need to keep the carriers intact to keep the shipping lanes open. You need every surface ship to stop the inevitable ship bombardments to come. Draw in your horns back to Tjilitjap where you now have plenty of fighters. Let this port be a magnet for his airpower and win the air battle by attrition. Also repair the flotation damage on your ships at Tjilitjap before retiring them. The are obviously loads of subs about dead keen on getting ships with flotation damage. Unloading stuff at madioen is just diluting your air strength.
Re task force going the wrong way - try setting a destination say east of batavia with a base of tjilitjap to get them home.
Put a air recon unit on that island between java and australia - it might help you spot trouble in advance.
Sorry to sound a bit passionate on this but as a brit I hate to see what is happening to your forces - come on lets make the japanese cry with pain at their losses for a while !
I realise it is always easy to criticise with hindsight but to honest sending out your ships from tjilitjap without land based air cover was rash. If you think it is bad now look at the small number of bettys and nells he has used so far - he is bound to have many more torpedo planes available once your cap fighters are wittled away. At the moment you are offering your forces up for defeat in detail closer to his airbases rather than your own.
Without giving anything away I am sure you can imagine that major retribution must be on the way - both carrier and surface ships - after all java is a tender spot to hit. You need to keep the carriers intact to keep the shipping lanes open. You need every surface ship to stop the inevitable ship bombardments to come. Draw in your horns back to Tjilitjap where you now have plenty of fighters. Let this port be a magnet for his airpower and win the air battle by attrition. Also repair the flotation damage on your ships at Tjilitjap before retiring them. The are obviously loads of subs about dead keen on getting ships with flotation damage. Unloading stuff at madioen is just diluting your air strength.
Re task force going the wrong way - try setting a destination say east of batavia with a base of tjilitjap to get them home.
Put a air recon unit on that island between java and australia - it might help you spot trouble in advance.
Sorry to sound a bit passionate on this but as a brit I hate to see what is happening to your forces - come on lets make the japanese cry with pain at their losses for a while !
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Asdicus my understanding is that it wasnt that the palembang bombardment didnt work as such but that the TF Commander took the long way round via Bali bringing them into range of Borneo/ and Kendari and leaving them there in daylight thats why they got plastered.....
and we all agree its high risk but thinking of the impact of earlier bombardments i.e. dauntlesses at batavia it was a risk that I think had to be taken at this stage.
and we all agree its high risk but thinking of the impact of earlier bombardments i.e. dauntlesses at batavia it was a risk that I think had to be taken at this stage.
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Just wanted to add a few things. I might be nagging to much on this but wobbly you have a lot of time and effort tied up in this game and I want to see things turn out as well as possible.
In india Lucknow appears to be living on borrowed time although I understand you want to keep the place as long as possible to give your men time to retreat. The centre of gravity is now moving to Ahlamabad as his troops approach. Your airforce now has enough spitfires to make a difference - at lucknow they may get overrun anyday - send them out asap to where the real battles will be fought. The airbase just outside karachi is useful if you develop it - you can base planes safe from bombardment and they can strike at surface forces moving on karachi.
Again I urge you to concentrate all your ships at Tjilitjap for repairs and resupply. There is a nice safe for now size 4 port there to use. Forget unloading at madioen - it is too vulnerable. The land based fighters can cover them. You need to be concentrated and ready for when the real opposition arrives. If possible keep the carriers in port for 2 july to get the fighter squadron size upgrade. As I mentioned before an air recon unit on that island between java/australia. The day of reckoning surely approaches and your forces need to be in the right place all together to fight and win.
Ok no more preaching I will just watch the action for a while now.
In india Lucknow appears to be living on borrowed time although I understand you want to keep the place as long as possible to give your men time to retreat. The centre of gravity is now moving to Ahlamabad as his troops approach. Your airforce now has enough spitfires to make a difference - at lucknow they may get overrun anyday - send them out asap to where the real battles will be fought. The airbase just outside karachi is useful if you develop it - you can base planes safe from bombardment and they can strike at surface forces moving on karachi.
Again I urge you to concentrate all your ships at Tjilitjap for repairs and resupply. There is a nice safe for now size 4 port there to use. Forget unloading at madioen - it is too vulnerable. The land based fighters can cover them. You need to be concentrated and ready for when the real opposition arrives. If possible keep the carriers in port for 2 july to get the fighter squadron size upgrade. As I mentioned before an air recon unit on that island between java/australia. The day of reckoning surely approaches and your forces need to be in the right place all together to fight and win.
Ok no more preaching I will just watch the action for a while now.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Hey Wob,
Just want to say I have enjoyed this AAR. I have only read your side of things. I started on pg 1 of PzB's, but did not like the long, unedited combat reports. I have never liked that style of AAR. Guess I might keep up with things from your point of view. Spent all weekend (large parts of it anyway) reading through your AAR. Finally got up to the current invasion of Java. Too close to the KB if you ask me, and he seems likely to press ahead in India no matter what you do. I suspect you will lose anything you commit to Java. Too bad about your CVs. When you spanked Hiryu and Soryu I thought that maybe you had made up for a lot of problems, but apparently not. Why didn't you consider carrier raids to bust up supply runs to the Marshalls, etc.?
Haven't got this game. Not sure I am going to either. I don't have enough time to even play UV anymore, much less this monster. How long do you spend on your turns? I used to spend at least 1/2 hour per UV turn, many times even longer. I like to micro-manage, especially when it comes to pilot fatigue. Can you now fly your planes on perpetual 60% CAP and not have them totally exhausted? That would save some time.
Just want to say I have enjoyed this AAR. I have only read your side of things. I started on pg 1 of PzB's, but did not like the long, unedited combat reports. I have never liked that style of AAR. Guess I might keep up with things from your point of view. Spent all weekend (large parts of it anyway) reading through your AAR. Finally got up to the current invasion of Java. Too close to the KB if you ask me, and he seems likely to press ahead in India no matter what you do. I suspect you will lose anything you commit to Java. Too bad about your CVs. When you spanked Hiryu and Soryu I thought that maybe you had made up for a lot of problems, but apparently not. Why didn't you consider carrier raids to bust up supply runs to the Marshalls, etc.?
Haven't got this game. Not sure I am going to either. I don't have enough time to even play UV anymore, much less this monster. How long do you spend on your turns? I used to spend at least 1/2 hour per UV turn, many times even longer. I like to micro-manage, especially when it comes to pilot fatigue. Can you now fly your planes on perpetual 60% CAP and not have them totally exhausted? That would save some time.
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
More bombing around Java - the carriers (bar Hermes) and Cruisers are spared for antoher turn.
Asdicus - It is much as Andy put it. The movement AI decided to move the CAs down the Eastern side of java - not my doing. What was my doing was looking at the route taken to batavia (as a test with my CAs) and then NOT changing it - big faux pas - imagine my surprise finding CAs in Batavia harbour on the next turn - I should have turned them around that turn! If you do set a location to head on the eastern side of Java they stay east trying to get back to Tjilitap. I have tried to target the location to the NW of batavia this time - read on for the outcome. The current way being taken out of the schlop is to do as you have put forward: place everything under the air umbrella of Tjilitap. It is taking a while to get the slower ships there so he is picking off stragglers. Madioen is still unloading and I will move them to Tjilitap in the next turn. In the meantime the transports continue to wear pain. Lucknow actually look better than I first thought. He is having a hard time of moving through the trails to it, so I have a bit more time than first thought. I have returned the spitfires and 1 hurricane sqd back north though.
Andy - once again you've read my mind - the carriers are heading to Perth but I can't offload the air groups due to damage.
Cap_and_gown - yes mate I remember you from your threads in the UV forum. It take me about an hour to do a turn - inclusive is watching the combat replay. This can be extended by quite a margin if somethign big is on and every so often I do a check of everything I think is pertinent. A micromanager will have trouble - there is too much to do using that technique. There are locations where the heat is on and I try to micromanage those rather than the whole lot.
As for harrasing the Marshals, well you can do it but that is the big difference about UV and WitP: size. While you may be able to pound away at a seemingly out of the way location, you never really know when the KB will pop up and ruin your day.
My take is it is an intriguing game but it has some very broken bits still incorporated.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/28/42
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Sub attack at 21,2
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
MSW Cromer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
MSW Poole
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
By karachi I try to hit another lurkign sub - this time te tables are turned.
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 2
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 4
Beaufort I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 10
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 55th/B Division, at 26,10
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 6
Vildebeest IV x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Daily bombing of the troops marching on Ahlamabad is getting heavier.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Henry T. Allen, Torpedo hits 1
My untrained Kiwi Kittyhawks are taking a pounding and they don't manage to stop the incoming raid in any way really.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
A6M3 Zero x 8
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 22 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 40 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Mormacrio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Maine
CL St. Louis
It is a different story in Tjilitap where the P-40s loose 15 of their number but do the same number of damage to the incoming raid for one hit on an empty AK - it goes into Tjilitap port.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 42 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 33 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1
PvB moved some Anns to Batavia. They are escorted by some M3 type zeros against the carriers and get utterly slaughtered. All Daitais of zeros fail morale and return.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,60
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 24
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 59 destroyed, 6 damaged
Unescorted attacks are welcomed just as much. The navy wildcats have a field day.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
The Hermes is unable to keep up with the bigger US flat tops and has no CAP. 2 more torps has her at 47 SYS and 80 float - two hexes away from Tjilitap - it will be touch and go.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
G4M1 Betty x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Astoria
many of his naval bombers have been damaged and despite the heavy escort the bombers themselves do not manage to hit the Astoria. She is the only one of the damaged CAs targeted this turn. However, the CAs have made very poor coverage on their way back to Tjilitap. They are still on the wrong side of Java!
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Sub attack near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Polk
DD Mahan
DD Helm
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
This is a painful hit as a sizable chunk of a base unit is on this AP. She is at 80 float!
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Ground combat at 23,9
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22999 troops, 240 guns, 3 vehicles
Defending force 240 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 770 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
My blocking force S of Ahlamabad is forced to retreat to Ahlamabad itself. Nothing remains in the way of his advancing hoard. The new battleground will be Ahlamabad - it is nearing size 5 forts.
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Ground combat at 24,11
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7536 troops, 85 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 2924 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
This is his army threatening Delhi. I've actually managed to hold them with a motley band of bitsa units. I will augment it to see if I can hold for longer.
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The carriers continue to move away to the West. They may be able to get out to a range where they are safer, I am toying with flying a wildcat sqd back to Tjilitap to replace lost ACs.
Most ships other than the Madoien invasion force, 2 ASW forces and the errant cruisers are now at Tjilitap. The cruisers may actually maange to make it back to Tjilitap due to the loss of bombers or damage that they have incurred. Subs are my worst fear and I have tried to get some ASW units into the likely location for them.
I am having a problem with the ground units reseting their movement. I think it is because of bit of units unloading into the hex. All combat units are ashore at Tjilitap now so this should no longer continue. There is 52K supplies ashore now and this is plenty enough to provide replacements to losses of the fighter units. Just have to get them airworthy again.
A whole swag of level bombers arrived at Madioen this turn. They are set to bomb at 2000 ft at range 3. I think he is looking to put into Soerbaja. More beauforts especially are on the stepping stone to Java.
Asdicus - It is much as Andy put it. The movement AI decided to move the CAs down the Eastern side of java - not my doing. What was my doing was looking at the route taken to batavia (as a test with my CAs) and then NOT changing it - big faux pas - imagine my surprise finding CAs in Batavia harbour on the next turn - I should have turned them around that turn! If you do set a location to head on the eastern side of Java they stay east trying to get back to Tjilitap. I have tried to target the location to the NW of batavia this time - read on for the outcome. The current way being taken out of the schlop is to do as you have put forward: place everything under the air umbrella of Tjilitap. It is taking a while to get the slower ships there so he is picking off stragglers. Madioen is still unloading and I will move them to Tjilitap in the next turn. In the meantime the transports continue to wear pain. Lucknow actually look better than I first thought. He is having a hard time of moving through the trails to it, so I have a bit more time than first thought. I have returned the spitfires and 1 hurricane sqd back north though.
Andy - once again you've read my mind - the carriers are heading to Perth but I can't offload the air groups due to damage.
Cap_and_gown - yes mate I remember you from your threads in the UV forum. It take me about an hour to do a turn - inclusive is watching the combat replay. This can be extended by quite a margin if somethign big is on and every so often I do a check of everything I think is pertinent. A micromanager will have trouble - there is too much to do using that technique. There are locations where the heat is on and I try to micromanage those rather than the whole lot.
As for harrasing the Marshals, well you can do it but that is the big difference about UV and WitP: size. While you may be able to pound away at a seemingly out of the way location, you never really know when the KB will pop up and ruin your day.
My take is it is an intriguing game but it has some very broken bits still incorporated.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/28/42
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Sub attack at 21,2
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
MSW Cromer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
MSW Poole
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
By karachi I try to hit another lurkign sub - this time te tables are turned.
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 2
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 4
Beaufort I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 10
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 55th/B Division, at 26,10
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 6
Vildebeest IV x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Daily bombing of the troops marching on Ahlamabad is getting heavier.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Henry T. Allen, Torpedo hits 1
My untrained Kiwi Kittyhawks are taking a pounding and they don't manage to stop the incoming raid in any way really.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
A6M3 Zero x 8
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 22 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 40 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Mormacrio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Maine
CL St. Louis
It is a different story in Tjilitap where the P-40s loose 15 of their number but do the same number of damage to the incoming raid for one hit on an empty AK - it goes into Tjilitap port.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 42 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 33 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1
PvB moved some Anns to Batavia. They are escorted by some M3 type zeros against the carriers and get utterly slaughtered. All Daitais of zeros fail morale and return.
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,60
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 24
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 59 destroyed, 6 damaged
Unescorted attacks are welcomed just as much. The navy wildcats have a field day.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
The Hermes is unable to keep up with the bigger US flat tops and has no CAP. 2 more torps has her at 47 SYS and 80 float - two hexes away from Tjilitap - it will be touch and go.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
G4M1 Betty x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Astoria
many of his naval bombers have been damaged and despite the heavy escort the bombers themselves do not manage to hit the Astoria. She is the only one of the damaged CAs targeted this turn. However, the CAs have made very poor coverage on their way back to Tjilitap. They are still on the wrong side of Java!
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Sub attack near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Polk
DD Mahan
DD Helm
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
This is a painful hit as a sizable chunk of a base unit is on this AP. She is at 80 float!
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Ground combat at 23,9
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22999 troops, 240 guns, 3 vehicles
Defending force 240 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 770 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
My blocking force S of Ahlamabad is forced to retreat to Ahlamabad itself. Nothing remains in the way of his advancing hoard. The new battleground will be Ahlamabad - it is nearing size 5 forts.
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Ground combat at 24,11
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7536 troops, 85 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 2924 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
This is his army threatening Delhi. I've actually managed to hold them with a motley band of bitsa units. I will augment it to see if I can hold for longer.
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The carriers continue to move away to the West. They may be able to get out to a range where they are safer, I am toying with flying a wildcat sqd back to Tjilitap to replace lost ACs.
Most ships other than the Madoien invasion force, 2 ASW forces and the errant cruisers are now at Tjilitap. The cruisers may actually maange to make it back to Tjilitap due to the loss of bombers or damage that they have incurred. Subs are my worst fear and I have tried to get some ASW units into the likely location for them.
I am having a problem with the ground units reseting their movement. I think it is because of bit of units unloading into the hex. All combat units are ashore at Tjilitap now so this should no longer continue. There is 52K supplies ashore now and this is plenty enough to provide replacements to losses of the fighter units. Just have to get them airworthy again.
A whole swag of level bombers arrived at Madioen this turn. They are set to bomb at 2000 ft at range 3. I think he is looking to put into Soerbaja. More beauforts especially are on the stepping stone to Java.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Oh man, this is gripping stuff.
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Hi cap_and_gown; I don't know if you remember me from the UV forums. Anyway, CAP-fatigue *is* one thing that has improved since UV. You can keep the same squadron on 60% CAP for several days in row, even longer, without FAT getting over 8 or 9. Still, you have to keep an eye on morale, pilot experience, airfield/service damage, etc. There have been other improvements too. You can mouseover TFs to see what they're carrying, what destination, etc. The interface is still too clicky, but they've added more buttons and stuff that speed things up.ORIGINAL: cap_and_gown
How long do you spend on your turns? I used to spend at least 1/2 hour per UV turn, many times even longer. I like to micro-manage, especially when it comes to pilot fatigue. Can you now fly your planes on perpetual 60% CAP and not have them totally exhausted? That would save some time.
More generally, the scale of this game means there's lots of stuff to watch. My PBEM turns do take at least half an hour each, sometimes longer. The first turn of the grand campaign takes everyone hours, but the subsequent turns go much quicker. Once things are in motion, there's much less tinkering to be done.
But heck, the detail is what I love about it. How often do we get to fight a day-by-day treatment of all of World War II? Yes, there are still kinks and oddities in the system. All of us could point to a top-ten things we'd like changed. But it's still the best thing of its kind -- nothing else comes close.
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
I hate to say this but I think you are going to get horribly mauled, and the mauling has already begun.
On the other hand I think you should manage to maul the Jap quite well in the process. So I guess the end result will be a strategic victory for you. Such is my prediction. [;)] Also if you take Java he wont be able to retake it for some time, that has to have major strategic implications.
On the other hand I think you should manage to maul the Jap quite well in the process. So I guess the end result will be a strategic victory for you. Such is my prediction. [;)] Also if you take Java he wont be able to retake it for some time, that has to have major strategic implications.
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Another heavy day of fighting. The cruisers get their come-uppance and the Louisville seccumbs to this. I catch a large tanker TF just otside Soerbaja and put many bombs into it.
Cap and Gown - He will be able to line up places like Tjilitap with BBs and bombard but the idea - as I learnt from earlier - it to get an inland base. There is only one of those and I will take it in the next few turns. His carriers will be amongst the shipping soon - and that will hurt. But he really needs to hit Tjilitap to get ships in port and some such. He hasn't bought a bombardment force of note so this wont be so problematic. He is loath to POrt attack through fighters as his precious pilots get killed by fighters and FLAK. SO as you say. He will dish out more hurt but I am now really bluntening his best weapon - naval bombers.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/29/42
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Sub attack near Teloekbetoeng at 19,58
Japanese Ships
SS I-4
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Truly all the subs in his inventory appear to be on the western side of Java!
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ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-154, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
Allied Ships
PC Reliance
APD Sands
DD Farragut
DD Phelps
DD Cushing
It swings both ways though as I catch up with one of the menaces.
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TF 1178 encounters mine field at 24530592,18
Japanese Ships
SS I-154, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1, on fire
Well the luck ges worse as the Chicago finds and explodable egg.
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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 17
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
India hasn't gone away - I am still battling with damaged B-17s though with half the force grounded.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Sacramento Maru
TK Hishi Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Kaijo Maru
TK Juko Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Nikkoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nissyo Maru
TK Kuremente Maru, Bomb hits 1
TK Nichiei Maru
TK Nisshin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Misago Maru #11
MSW Shintohoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hokki Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PzB is complaining about ships not following their planned route and this time it is his priceless tankers. Look at them all!! If only I could have put a bomb into each of them. If they are laden with oil it could be curtains for quite a number.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
A6M3 Zero x 15
G3M Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 14
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 22 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 29 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Fuller
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Another massive LBA strike against Tjiltap but this time the long flight fatigue is really starting to tell. The Warhawks are still being knocked down but the ex-naval wildcats get amongst his bombers and they bug out except 3 betties. They get through, one is bought down by flak but another puts a torp into St Louis. It detonates on a piece of drift wood just short of the ship though and damage is at 11 SYS.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 17 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
My hapless eastern Cruisers take some aerial pain.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And poor old hermes does not make it to a safe anchorage. She is 1 hex out but is now at 92 float. I set her to Auto disband and hope.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
A single 100 lb bomb and it blows a 8" turret to pieces - bugger.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Nichiei Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
TK Yuho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Kuremente Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7
Coming back in the afternoon and the Madioen bombers continue their job on the tankers.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 4
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Morale in the Jap naval air forces is really starting to wane. All bombers bugged out
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 3
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Mahan
The Kiwis are getting experience the hard way, but they are putting it to good use.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,61
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Arggh Pensacola is 1 hex form Tjilitap and she gets savaged. Like Hermes it is down to hope.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
The torpedoing is too much for the Louisville she slips beneath the waves.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Java, on fire
Back over on the western side and Astoria and her smaller companion take more hurt. I can't see the Astoria making it to the dubious safety of Tjilitap.
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ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PC Reliance
APD Sands
DD Farragut
Another sub found and sunk. There appear to be more subs in these same hexes.
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Ground combat at 20,62
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12068 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2780 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 31 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
A Jap air HQ gets marched backwards. Unfortunately it has made it to the coast and might be picked up by fast transport. It is the unit PzB sacrificed his transport planes to get out.
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Ground combat at Djokjakarta
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4940 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!
Another base is taken - this one by the 111th RCT.
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Ground combat at 24,11
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7385 troops, 77 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 2914 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
My Delhi hodge podge blocking force cannot hold. Help is on the way though.
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Three large pieces of news that isn't in the combat replay. KB - or a part thereof was at Balikpapan and it is heading West at full speed. My undamaged Carriers put on full speed and head due South - hopefully they can get ahead of this menace and head on down to Perth. The Big E and Formidable will head out to the West and try to dodge his attempts to find them. Formidable is down to 37 float and Big E down to 45. The BB force travelling with them will head SW - they are slower than the carriers.
The Lex however is in a very bad way. The level 25 fire she was sporting appears to have gutted her. She is now at 55 float and 87!!! SYS with size 13 fires still burning. She can go nowhere but attempt to make it back to Tjilitap. At speed 1,1 this may be a snowballs chance in hell. She did suffer a fuel explosion and the ramifications of this appear far heavier than first thought - bugger. There is a small chance however. If the fires are put out and the floatation doesn't increase. Then the main problem may be subs - which I am doing my best to remedy. Apparently PzB has rested his naval bombers as they are pooped.
The last bit of important news is suddenly PzB has started reconning all the Northern Indian bases.I got the Chindits this turn so recon of Karachi will show more than is actually there. He may try reconning some of the hinterland bases which have no units on them. I may need to remedy this in a hurry. I don't want him landing in the rear if that is his plan! Ahlamabad is 9% off size 5 forts!
The savaged Cruisers have not been destroyed in detail - maybe 4 will make it out with chances on the other 4 - who knows. The Astoria especially is looking very unlikely. If he looses those tankers though it will not have been in vain. So far the Loiusville, Caledon and an AP have been the naval victims to seccumb to this ruse.
Again this turn I destroy twice as many ACs as he does. Good pilot must be getting rarer - all his attacks other than the Anns have been naval forces.
I am taking a risk with my Madioen based bombers - they are set to range 5 with orders to continue to attack naval targets. I want another crack at those tankers. However, he is very likely to LRCAP them and I may pay more than him!
More bombers - especially Beauforts - fly into Java this turn. I also find dauntlesses and wildcats that had landed on the other carriers. I send them to Tjilitap.
My land force should all move another hex up and down Java this turn.
In Southern India my forces manage to line up for the sidestep of Asansol but re-evaluation has forced me to call this off. Easier to go back to Dimapur and attempt to fly them in with Dakotas. ALl of the BFF got through this way and now the 14th is half delivered.
The 1st marines begin unloading at Lunga - thats right I sent them here. It is well on the way to size 5 airfield and I might start using it to hit shortlands with B-17s soon enough.
In San Fran the 2nd large TF filled engineering units and a RCT starts loading.
Cap and Gown - He will be able to line up places like Tjilitap with BBs and bombard but the idea - as I learnt from earlier - it to get an inland base. There is only one of those and I will take it in the next few turns. His carriers will be amongst the shipping soon - and that will hurt. But he really needs to hit Tjilitap to get ships in port and some such. He hasn't bought a bombardment force of note so this wont be so problematic. He is loath to POrt attack through fighters as his precious pilots get killed by fighters and FLAK. SO as you say. He will dish out more hurt but I am now really bluntening his best weapon - naval bombers.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/29/42
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Sub attack near Teloekbetoeng at 19,58
Japanese Ships
SS I-4
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Truly all the subs in his inventory appear to be on the western side of Java!
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ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-154, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
Allied Ships
PC Reliance
APD Sands
DD Farragut
DD Phelps
DD Cushing
It swings both ways though as I catch up with one of the menaces.
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TF 1178 encounters mine field at 24530592,18
Japanese Ships
SS I-154, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Mine hits 1, on fire
Well the luck ges worse as the Chicago finds and explodable egg.
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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 17
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
India hasn't gone away - I am still battling with damaged B-17s though with half the force grounded.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Sacramento Maru
TK Hishi Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Kaijo Maru
TK Juko Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Nikkoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nissyo Maru
TK Kuremente Maru, Bomb hits 1
TK Nichiei Maru
TK Nisshin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Misago Maru #11
MSW Shintohoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hokki Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PzB is complaining about ships not following their planned route and this time it is his priceless tankers. Look at them all!! If only I could have put a bomb into each of them. If they are laden with oil it could be curtains for quite a number.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
A6M3 Zero x 15
G3M Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 14
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 22 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 29 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Fuller
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Another massive LBA strike against Tjiltap but this time the long flight fatigue is really starting to tell. The Warhawks are still being knocked down but the ex-naval wildcats get amongst his bombers and they bug out except 3 betties. They get through, one is bought down by flak but another puts a torp into St Louis. It detonates on a piece of drift wood just short of the ship though and damage is at 11 SYS.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 17 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
My hapless eastern Cruisers take some aerial pain.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And poor old hermes does not make it to a safe anchorage. She is 1 hex out but is now at 92 float. I set her to Auto disband and hope.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
A single 100 lb bomb and it blows a 8" turret to pieces - bugger.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Nichiei Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
TK Yuho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Kuremente Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7
Coming back in the afternoon and the Madioen bombers continue their job on the tankers.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 4
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Morale in the Jap naval air forces is really starting to wane. All bombers bugged out
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madioen at 21,64
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 3
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Mahan
The Kiwis are getting experience the hard way, but they are putting it to good use.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,61
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Arggh Pensacola is 1 hex form Tjilitap and she gets savaged. Like Hermes it is down to hope.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
The torpedoing is too much for the Louisville she slips beneath the waves.
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Java, on fire
Back over on the western side and Astoria and her smaller companion take more hurt. I can't see the Astoria making it to the dubious safety of Tjilitap.
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ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PC Reliance
APD Sands
DD Farragut
Another sub found and sunk. There appear to be more subs in these same hexes.
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Ground combat at 20,62
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12068 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2780 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 31 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
A Jap air HQ gets marched backwards. Unfortunately it has made it to the coast and might be picked up by fast transport. It is the unit PzB sacrificed his transport planes to get out.
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Ground combat at Djokjakarta
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4940 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!
Another base is taken - this one by the 111th RCT.
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Ground combat at 24,11
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7385 troops, 77 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 2914 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
My Delhi hodge podge blocking force cannot hold. Help is on the way though.
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Three large pieces of news that isn't in the combat replay. KB - or a part thereof was at Balikpapan and it is heading West at full speed. My undamaged Carriers put on full speed and head due South - hopefully they can get ahead of this menace and head on down to Perth. The Big E and Formidable will head out to the West and try to dodge his attempts to find them. Formidable is down to 37 float and Big E down to 45. The BB force travelling with them will head SW - they are slower than the carriers.
The Lex however is in a very bad way. The level 25 fire she was sporting appears to have gutted her. She is now at 55 float and 87!!! SYS with size 13 fires still burning. She can go nowhere but attempt to make it back to Tjilitap. At speed 1,1 this may be a snowballs chance in hell. She did suffer a fuel explosion and the ramifications of this appear far heavier than first thought - bugger. There is a small chance however. If the fires are put out and the floatation doesn't increase. Then the main problem may be subs - which I am doing my best to remedy. Apparently PzB has rested his naval bombers as they are pooped.
The last bit of important news is suddenly PzB has started reconning all the Northern Indian bases.I got the Chindits this turn so recon of Karachi will show more than is actually there. He may try reconning some of the hinterland bases which have no units on them. I may need to remedy this in a hurry. I don't want him landing in the rear if that is his plan! Ahlamabad is 9% off size 5 forts!
The savaged Cruisers have not been destroyed in detail - maybe 4 will make it out with chances on the other 4 - who knows. The Astoria especially is looking very unlikely. If he looses those tankers though it will not have been in vain. So far the Loiusville, Caledon and an AP have been the naval victims to seccumb to this ruse.
Again this turn I destroy twice as many ACs as he does. Good pilot must be getting rarer - all his attacks other than the Anns have been naval forces.
I am taking a risk with my Madioen based bombers - they are set to range 5 with orders to continue to attack naval targets. I want another crack at those tankers. However, he is very likely to LRCAP them and I may pay more than him!
More bombers - especially Beauforts - fly into Java this turn. I also find dauntlesses and wildcats that had landed on the other carriers. I send them to Tjilitap.
My land force should all move another hex up and down Java this turn.
In Southern India my forces manage to line up for the sidestep of Asansol but re-evaluation has forced me to call this off. Easier to go back to Dimapur and attempt to fly them in with Dakotas. ALl of the BFF got through this way and now the 14th is half delivered.
The 1st marines begin unloading at Lunga - thats right I sent them here. It is well on the way to size 5 airfield and I might start using it to hit shortlands with B-17s soon enough.
In San Fran the 2nd large TF filled engineering units and a RCT starts loading.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
An attrition war is always bad for Japan. And even if you lose twice what he loses Japan will suffer.
Too bad for the CV though. if you lose them, it's gonna be painful. and even if you save them, they will be out of action for a while :/.
How many CV Allies and Japan lost so far?
Too bad for the CV though. if you lose them, it's gonna be painful. and even if you save them, they will be out of action for a while :/.
How many CV Allies and Japan lost so far?
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
ORIGINAL: kaiser73
An attrition war is always bad for Japan. And even if you lose twice what he loses Japan will suffer.
Too bad for the CV though. if you lose them, it's gonna be painful. and even if you save them, they will be out of action for a while :/.
How many CV Allies and Japan lost so far?
afaik japs have lost hiryu and soryu and allies have lost none
Surface combat TF fanboy
RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
In the short term the war of attrition actually favours me at 4-1. He needs that point difference by 1 - 43 in order to get an auto victory.
The same equation works over longer time though. I am playing this game as the allies and one as the Japanese. The difference in the flow and numbers of replacements - ships and AC sqds - is marked.
The Japs have lost the Hiryu and Soryu. The allies have lost the HMS Illustrious and are likely to loose the Hermes and USN Lexington. The Big E is also odds on in trouble. Wasp is 14 days away from release.
The same equation works over longer time though. I am playing this game as the allies and one as the Japanese. The difference in the flow and numbers of replacements - ships and AC sqds - is marked.
The Japs have lost the Hiryu and Soryu. The allies have lost the HMS Illustrious and are likely to loose the Hermes and USN Lexington. The Big E is also odds on in trouble. Wasp is 14 days away from release.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
Any chance of drawing back SW of Java and engaging the KB with LBA cover? If you can sink even 1 or 2 CVs, it's a win in terms of 4-1 odds.
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RE: CVS damaged in massive attacks
[X(] KB can't be everywhere at once. Good Luck Wob!The 1st marines begin unloading at Lunga - thats right I sent them here. It is well on the way to size 5 airfield and I might start using it to hit shortlands with B-17s soon enough.
Karachi holds its breath
The LBA does not stay away - but it still takes more losses than it inflicts to my airpower. The butchers bill grows. karachi is now under threat from bombardment and the IJA land forces are in Ahlamabad. PzBs sub forces start to pay for their impunity.
Roberto - not really a chance of engaging KB with land support. With the incapacitation of the Big E and Lex I am seriously outgunned and the fighter sqds are depleted. I have been too gung ho for my own good lately and I think it is time to bravely run away away.
Hornblower: Yeah little is happening elsewhere though. The marines are landing unopposed but I have few other naval or air forces to try invading while KB is around Java.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/42
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Sub attack at 10,63
Japanese Ships
SS RO-34, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Hobart
DMS Dorsey
Way out to sea my retreating BB force finds RO-34 and puts her under.
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Sub attack near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
DD Drayton
DD Porter
DD Lamson
DD Blue
This guy is in Tjilitap harbour - cheeky sod. He gets away with it this time.
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Sub attack at 62,89
Japanese Ships
APD APD-2
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze
Allied Ships
SS Seal
No real reason to add this other than the very very rare occurance of an allied sub firing it's torpedos - the normal outcome eventuates though.
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 33
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
3 large bombing raids on the Ahlamabad attackers - causing a total of about 300 casualties and 20 guns lost.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 23
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Juko Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hishi Maru #2, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nisshin Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hokki Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nikkoku Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Well PzBs unruly tankers continue to have an attraction for Soerbaja. He has disbanded the TFs that were there now but it has not been without sizable pain. 2 sank today and I imagine more are to follow - even while they are at the size 8 port at Soerbaja - the 2nd Marines are baring down on the place. Another 3 raids occured on these guys causing more damage but they have been cut.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
Oh - hullo. Swordfish at very long range attack a BB TF (choosing an escort DD to attack) with a target of Karachi. No zero defenders so it is likely he hasn't got carriers up there. All ships in harbour are put into a TF and aimed 1 hex to the south of Karachi. All the planes are moved to other airfields. NO ground combat units except base forces are in town, they have moved down to Malir - a chindit unit and a UK regiment - they can move back if he ries landings. Fighters now based at Malir will LRCAP the combined shipping TFs.
I am toying with using all the surface ships that are currently functional to run down to Bombay while he sends these bombardment groups north. If I time it correctly, and he does not manage to scout them, I may be able to bombard Bombay while his BBs are doing the same to Karachi. Trying this on the first enemy bombardment run is fraught with danger as I don't yet know whether he has carriers available - the lack of LRCAP would lead me to believe he hasn't...
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 10
G4M1 Betty x 32
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Allen
DD Walke, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hammann
DD Case, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
The LBA still come out to play. Interestingly they are based in Batavia. The Walke is instantly sent to the bottom. The Chicago - who they were tasked with meeting - is attacked later in teh day but not hit and is now likely to make it to Tjilitap.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,63
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
APD Sands, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Another ASW platform is hit and hurt. heading for Tjilitap.
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G4M1 Betty x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
A large attack hits the Astoria - still on the wrong side of Java - as expected she seccumbs to her wounds.
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Day Air attack on TF at 11,23
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Suwa Maru, Torpedo hits 1
A few Beauforts are still based at Columbo and they reach out and hit an uncovered TF North bound towards Karachi. Interestingly, as an AP, it has no men aboard. What can this mean?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Admiral Halstead
I still can't hit the bombers but boy -o boy are his zeros starting to pay for their continued long range attacks. He looses 15 today to my 5 P-40Es. What's more no F4Fs were downed and they are doing most of the damage. I have two pilots with 15 kills now!
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Sub attack at 20,4
Japanese Ships
SS RO-68
Allied Ships
MSW Poole, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
ASW stuff doesn't all go my way - this is up North by Karachi and the Poole sinks instantly.
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ASW attack at 19,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
AK Peter Kerr
AP Henderson
AP President Fillmore
AP Tasker H. Bliss
DD Lawrence
DD Monaghan
It is not the end of ASW though as a sub between Tjilitap and Madioen tries to intercept the troops that were disembarking at Madioen (now heading to Tjilitap to finsh the job). It will become a famous Javanese toursit dive spot in the future.
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Ground combat at Bandoeng
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3498 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1788 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
A Jap guard unit is located at Bandoeng and my engineering regiment don't have the wherewithal to push them out. The two divisions: 27th and 25th US, will be a different story. The boys are set to shock attack and follow.
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Most of the shipping around Tjilitap that was heading for Tjilitap has now made it safetly. The outstanding shipping of note still in the open are the CA Chicago, the CLs Sumatra and Java and the CV Lexington. Chicago will make it this turn, Lex will be 1 hex short and the two CLs are now out of fuel, they are going to struggle to get back. I will heavily LRCAP Lex but it is going to be up to the Jap carriers. Is PzB going to head West and try to catch up to what he perceives are the escaping cripple carriers or is he going to head north towards Tjilitap? A northward move will be the end of the Lex. Even without this she may get punished by LBA.
The undamaged carriers will get away. The BBs are another story - it really depends on what he decides to do - chase me or hit shipping still at Tjilitap and around Northern Java. Big E and Formidable make good progress out towads the West but the Formidable is scouted this turn - so he may be getting the general trend of my escape moves...
I imagine I am going to get a bombardment group in Tjilitap and Carrier support. He will really not want to hit the port with carrier based bombers though so I am not entirely sure what he'll do...
pzB reckons the 140K (I forgot the supplies on my other TF) will be used in a fortnight and I will need to try and sneak supplies through a cordon he is going to put in place. I know I have doughboys that require 6 Big Macs and 4 cheese burgers per meal but I would think that amount would last me a little longer than that. No the problem is actually fuel. My ships in Tjilitap are very low or out and the tankers I bought have been emptied by all the sprinting around I have done. There will no doubt be fuel in Batavia and Soerbaja but it is a little hard to get to!
Other than the impending Naval bombardment of Karachi, the gound invasion forces are now in Ahlamabad. He has 120K troops and I have about 75K. A full tank Brigade is a couple of days out, and two more small Indian units are also on their way. I imagine he will bombard first for a bit of recon and I am at fort 5 with 25% complete on the next level. The ravaged Divisional formations - Oz and 5th Indian - are recovering nicely.
Lucknow is filling with units flown in from Dimapur. I am still outnumbered 2 to 1 but an attack will have to get through the forts. There are 8 units in the hex to the W of Lucknow. I don't know their make-up but I imagine there are a few divisions. When they arrive I will be forced to leave.
As a small headsup. With current losses I have managed to claw the scores up to 7100 while his unsubstantiated score is about 24500 so I have managed to creep away from the 4-1 line. As I had hoped he has heavily gunned for my java invasion. It remains to be seen whether this relief is enough for Northern India!!
Roberto - not really a chance of engaging KB with land support. With the incapacitation of the Big E and Lex I am seriously outgunned and the fighter sqds are depleted. I have been too gung ho for my own good lately and I think it is time to bravely run away away.
Hornblower: Yeah little is happening elsewhere though. The marines are landing unopposed but I have few other naval or air forces to try invading while KB is around Java.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/42
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Sub attack at 10,63
Japanese Ships
SS RO-34, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Hobart
DMS Dorsey
Way out to sea my retreating BB force finds RO-34 and puts her under.
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Sub attack near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
DD Drayton
DD Porter
DD Lamson
DD Blue
This guy is in Tjilitap harbour - cheeky sod. He gets away with it this time.
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Sub attack at 62,89
Japanese Ships
APD APD-2
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze
Allied Ships
SS Seal
No real reason to add this other than the very very rare occurance of an allied sub firing it's torpedos - the normal outcome eventuates though.
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,9
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 33
P-40E Warhawk x 14
B-17E Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
3 large bombing raids on the Ahlamabad attackers - causing a total of about 300 casualties and 20 guns lost.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 6
A-20B Boston x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 23
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Juko Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hishi Maru #2, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nisshin Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Hokki Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Nikkoku Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Well PzBs unruly tankers continue to have an attraction for Soerbaja. He has disbanded the TFs that were there now but it has not been without sizable pain. 2 sank today and I imagine more are to follow - even while they are at the size 8 port at Soerbaja - the 2nd Marines are baring down on the place. Another 3 raids occured on these guys causing more damage but they have been cut.
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
Oh - hullo. Swordfish at very long range attack a BB TF (choosing an escort DD to attack) with a target of Karachi. No zero defenders so it is likely he hasn't got carriers up there. All ships in harbour are put into a TF and aimed 1 hex to the south of Karachi. All the planes are moved to other airfields. NO ground combat units except base forces are in town, they have moved down to Malir - a chindit unit and a UK regiment - they can move back if he ries landings. Fighters now based at Malir will LRCAP the combined shipping TFs.
I am toying with using all the surface ships that are currently functional to run down to Bombay while he sends these bombardment groups north. If I time it correctly, and he does not manage to scout them, I may be able to bombard Bombay while his BBs are doing the same to Karachi. Trying this on the first enemy bombardment run is fraught with danger as I don't yet know whether he has carriers available - the lack of LRCAP would lead me to believe he hasn't...
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 10
G4M1 Betty x 32
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Allen
DD Walke, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hammann
DD Case, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
The LBA still come out to play. Interestingly they are based in Batavia. The Walke is instantly sent to the bottom. The Chicago - who they were tasked with meeting - is attacked later in teh day but not hit and is now likely to make it to Tjilitap.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,63
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
APD Sands, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Another ASW platform is hit and hurt. heading for Tjilitap.
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G4M1 Betty x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
A large attack hits the Astoria - still on the wrong side of Java - as expected she seccumbs to her wounds.
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Day Air attack on TF at 11,23
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Suwa Maru, Torpedo hits 1
A few Beauforts are still based at Columbo and they reach out and hit an uncovered TF North bound towards Karachi. Interestingly, as an AP, it has no men aboard. What can this mean?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 26 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Admiral Halstead
I still can't hit the bombers but boy -o boy are his zeros starting to pay for their continued long range attacks. He looses 15 today to my 5 P-40Es. What's more no F4Fs were downed and they are doing most of the damage. I have two pilots with 15 kills now!
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Sub attack at 20,4
Japanese Ships
SS RO-68
Allied Ships
MSW Poole, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Burnie
MSW Romney
PG Hollyhock
MSW Cairns
ASW stuff doesn't all go my way - this is up North by Karachi and the Poole sinks instantly.
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ASW attack at 19,63
Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
AK Peter Kerr
AP Henderson
AP President Fillmore
AP Tasker H. Bliss
DD Lawrence
DD Monaghan
It is not the end of ASW though as a sub between Tjilitap and Madioen tries to intercept the troops that were disembarking at Madioen (now heading to Tjilitap to finsh the job). It will become a famous Javanese toursit dive spot in the future.
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Ground combat at Bandoeng
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3498 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1788 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
A Jap guard unit is located at Bandoeng and my engineering regiment don't have the wherewithal to push them out. The two divisions: 27th and 25th US, will be a different story. The boys are set to shock attack and follow.
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Most of the shipping around Tjilitap that was heading for Tjilitap has now made it safetly. The outstanding shipping of note still in the open are the CA Chicago, the CLs Sumatra and Java and the CV Lexington. Chicago will make it this turn, Lex will be 1 hex short and the two CLs are now out of fuel, they are going to struggle to get back. I will heavily LRCAP Lex but it is going to be up to the Jap carriers. Is PzB going to head West and try to catch up to what he perceives are the escaping cripple carriers or is he going to head north towards Tjilitap? A northward move will be the end of the Lex. Even without this she may get punished by LBA.
The undamaged carriers will get away. The BBs are another story - it really depends on what he decides to do - chase me or hit shipping still at Tjilitap and around Northern Java. Big E and Formidable make good progress out towads the West but the Formidable is scouted this turn - so he may be getting the general trend of my escape moves...
I imagine I am going to get a bombardment group in Tjilitap and Carrier support. He will really not want to hit the port with carrier based bombers though so I am not entirely sure what he'll do...
pzB reckons the 140K (I forgot the supplies on my other TF) will be used in a fortnight and I will need to try and sneak supplies through a cordon he is going to put in place. I know I have doughboys that require 6 Big Macs and 4 cheese burgers per meal but I would think that amount would last me a little longer than that. No the problem is actually fuel. My ships in Tjilitap are very low or out and the tankers I bought have been emptied by all the sprinting around I have done. There will no doubt be fuel in Batavia and Soerbaja but it is a little hard to get to!
Other than the impending Naval bombardment of Karachi, the gound invasion forces are now in Ahlamabad. He has 120K troops and I have about 75K. A full tank Brigade is a couple of days out, and two more small Indian units are also on their way. I imagine he will bombard first for a bit of recon and I am at fort 5 with 25% complete on the next level. The ravaged Divisional formations - Oz and 5th Indian - are recovering nicely.
Lucknow is filling with units flown in from Dimapur. I am still outnumbered 2 to 1 but an attack will have to get through the forts. There are 8 units in the hex to the W of Lucknow. I don't know their make-up but I imagine there are a few divisions. When they arrive I will be forced to leave.
As a small headsup. With current losses I have managed to claw the scores up to 7100 while his unsubstantiated score is about 24500 so I have managed to creep away from the 4-1 line. As I had hoped he has heavily gunned for my java invasion. It remains to be seen whether this relief is enough for Northern India!!
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Ahlamabad under seige
Almost to clockwork our intrepid Norwegian sends in the night bombers - that must mean I am hurting his airforces!
Somewhat belatedly he is after my stepping stone airbase - it's job is done.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/42
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Night Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 1
Well no torpedoes and alot of fortune with the many of the bombers being restricted by weather - the bomb knocks out a 5" gun but doesn't cause any catastrophic explosion.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Waingapu at 27,74
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Atago
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CL Natori
CL Abukuma
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
Allied Ships
DD Hotspur, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
Poor Hotspur was just trying to send in some supplies. I move up some dakotas and they will have to provide the supplies. I am also going to lift as many of the troops I can with subs in the area.
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Naval bombardment of Waingapu, at 27,74
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
Empire: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
DD Yamagumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Tanikaze
DD Hagikaze
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port supply hits 6
He follows up with a very nasty bombardment - man I hate jap bombardments!
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Day Air attack on Delhi , at 27,10
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 25 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Knowing I have many ACs at Ahlamabad he strikes Delhi. My hurricanes are getting much better now though so he suffers a bit of a slapping.
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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at 24,8
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Hurricane II x 10
Spitfire Vb x 18
Kittyhawk I x 8
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Many ACs taking to the air to hit the enemy troops now in Ahlamabad but they are suddenly missing their aim.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 4
A-20B Boston x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Nissyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Kaijo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 tankers slipped beneath the waves today. I am now on 7150 points. This is starting to make me feel just a little better - I hate saying that though as that usually means Murphy visits and I get slapped.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Maine
Again the zeros and their pilots are falling out of the sky. I don't escape unscathed but I am surviving.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 14
G4M1 Betty x 21
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Java, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
He saves his biggest strike for the hapless Java which sinks very quickly.
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 107370 troops, 1046 guns, 13 vehicles
Defending force 60337 troops, 467 guns, 377 vehicles
Well he bombarded but didn't manage to hit anyone - very strange
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29449 troops, 388 guns, 206 vehicles
Defending force 133944 troops, 1302 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
462 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 4
The allied bombers may hav had problems but the artillery don't. A good day for the gunners.
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Ground combat at Bandoeng
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3548 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1771 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Now I made sure all the units at Banseong attacked. Somehow it is reset and only the engineers have a go. They are suffering from fatigue so I reset this. I triple check the rest of the troops and try again.
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Ground combat at 22,64
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 16059 troops, 135 guns, 57 vehicles
Defending force 822 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 1204 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
On the way to Soerbaja things work better. Unfortunatley my remnant tank unit, which was ordered to pursue, pursued all the way to Soerbaja! PzB should realise I haven't the power to resist his attack if he does so. Although he may be worried about attacking jsut as the marines arrive to defend the tanks - time will tell.
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Ground combat at Lucknow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13355 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 64817 troops, 416 guns, 641 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
More Japs have arrive in Lucknow as have more troops flown in from Dimapur. With size 5 forts and a good move in the direction of level 6 I am staying until persuaded to move out.
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I am taking a very large risk with my naval units at Tjilitap - they are put together into a surface force and will sit under teh still reasonable air umbrella of fighters. THere is a further reason for this - the Lex makes it through another day and should be in dock during the night.
The weather turns to thundestorms and now the Big E is taking on water. She went form 47 float up to 50! I realy don't need her to get any worse so it is prey for better weather - she has a very long way to go!
The attack on Waingapu also culminaes with the loss of the Jap carriers. I don't know where they have gone...
Ahlamabad should weather the first attack from the Jap forces there this turn - it will be interesting in a macabre sort of way.
The bombardment force off the coast of Karachi stayed exactly where they were! I don't know hat he is up to here but my forces move to the hex to the north of Karachi this turn.
Back in the south pacific many TFs of supplies and fuel are arriving on the East coast of Australia. A couple of MLEs adn some AR ships arrive in Noumea and Luganville.
The 1st Marines continue to unload in Lunga.
In Pearl the Newly arrived North Carolina and Oklahoma refuel and head towards Noumea.
Somewhat belatedly he is after my stepping stone airbase - it's job is done.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/42
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Night Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 1
Well no torpedoes and alot of fortune with the many of the bombers being restricted by weather - the bomb knocks out a 5" gun but doesn't cause any catastrophic explosion.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Waingapu at 27,74
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Atago
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CL Natori
CL Abukuma
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
Allied Ships
DD Hotspur, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
Poor Hotspur was just trying to send in some supplies. I move up some dakotas and they will have to provide the supplies. I am also going to lift as many of the troops I can with subs in the area.
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Naval bombardment of Waingapu, at 27,74
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
Empire: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
DD Yamagumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Tanikaze
DD Hagikaze
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port supply hits 6
He follows up with a very nasty bombardment - man I hate jap bombardments!
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Day Air attack on Delhi , at 27,10
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 25 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Knowing I have many ACs at Ahlamabad he strikes Delhi. My hurricanes are getting much better now though so he suffers a bit of a slapping.
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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at 24,8
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Hurricane II x 10
Spitfire Vb x 18
Kittyhawk I x 8
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Many ACs taking to the air to hit the enemy troops now in Ahlamabad but they are suddenly missing their aim.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 4
A-20B Boston x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
TK Nissyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
TK Kaijo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 tankers slipped beneath the waves today. I am now on 7150 points. This is starting to make me feel just a little better - I hate saying that though as that usually means Murphy visits and I get slapped.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Maine
Again the zeros and their pilots are falling out of the sky. I don't escape unscathed but I am surviving.
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 14
G4M1 Betty x 21
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Java, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
He saves his biggest strike for the hapless Java which sinks very quickly.
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 107370 troops, 1046 guns, 13 vehicles
Defending force 60337 troops, 467 guns, 377 vehicles
Well he bombarded but didn't manage to hit anyone - very strange
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29449 troops, 388 guns, 206 vehicles
Defending force 133944 troops, 1302 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
462 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 4
The allied bombers may hav had problems but the artillery don't. A good day for the gunners.
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Ground combat at Bandoeng
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3548 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1771 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Now I made sure all the units at Banseong attacked. Somehow it is reset and only the engineers have a go. They are suffering from fatigue so I reset this. I triple check the rest of the troops and try again.
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Ground combat at 22,64
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 16059 troops, 135 guns, 57 vehicles
Defending force 822 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 1204 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
On the way to Soerbaja things work better. Unfortunatley my remnant tank unit, which was ordered to pursue, pursued all the way to Soerbaja! PzB should realise I haven't the power to resist his attack if he does so. Although he may be worried about attacking jsut as the marines arrive to defend the tanks - time will tell.
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Ground combat at Lucknow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13355 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 64817 troops, 416 guns, 641 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
More Japs have arrive in Lucknow as have more troops flown in from Dimapur. With size 5 forts and a good move in the direction of level 6 I am staying until persuaded to move out.
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I am taking a very large risk with my naval units at Tjilitap - they are put together into a surface force and will sit under teh still reasonable air umbrella of fighters. THere is a further reason for this - the Lex makes it through another day and should be in dock during the night.
The weather turns to thundestorms and now the Big E is taking on water. She went form 47 float up to 50! I realy don't need her to get any worse so it is prey for better weather - she has a very long way to go!
The attack on Waingapu also culminaes with the loss of the Jap carriers. I don't know where they have gone...
Ahlamabad should weather the first attack from the Jap forces there this turn - it will be interesting in a macabre sort of way.
The bombardment force off the coast of Karachi stayed exactly where they were! I don't know hat he is up to here but my forces move to the hex to the north of Karachi this turn.
Back in the south pacific many TFs of supplies and fuel are arriving on the East coast of Australia. A couple of MLEs adn some AR ships arrive in Noumea and Luganville.
The 1st Marines continue to unload in Lunga.
In Pearl the Newly arrived North Carolina and Oklahoma refuel and head towards Noumea.
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