Koepang
Port Attack at Kendari
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (not good: 99/77/12 or so)
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
Damaged ships are all heading for Davao to repair. 3 more BBs are nearing Kendari. Gonna put the hurt on Koepang.
Landings begin at Dili, should fall tomorrow. Lautem force is nearing its target.
Tomini and Pomala fall on Sulawesi, landings at Babo.
Betties and Nells sink AK Princess of Negroes. DD Minazuki catches a few more bombs and goes down. 1 Bomb hit on AP Daitei Maru (Dili invasion force; 43/35/18). CAP accounts for 4 Hawks, 1 Hudson, and 1 Demon. After the bombardment, enemy air activity appears to be severely curtailed.
Malaya
Raid on Singapore
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Johore Bharu
Attacking force 83162 troops, 898 guns, 135 vehicles
Defending force 8449 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
Japanese ground losses:
514 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Allied ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
No attack tomorrow. Once this base is secure, it will be an airbase/supply dump for the attack on Singapore. Reinforcements from the PI will land at Mersing.
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 52
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Nanning
Attacking force 59452 troops, 670 guns, 15 vehicles
Defending force 43308 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Another attempt tomorrow.
Subs
I-9 puts 2 more torpedoes into TK California Standard, which takes the hint and sinks.
S-36 attacked by a few DDs and sunk with 2 DCs.
Saury spotted near Kendari, but no attack.
Third Person AAR- Mogami v. Brady
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
Timor
Hi, I am going to interrupt the AAR for a moment to interject some thoughts.
Brady pulled out of the SRA almost entirely. But he decided to make a stand on Timor.
As you will see I required quite a few turns before I realized this.
The forces alloted to securing Timor were quite modest in the begining but the place drew in incresing forces from both sides till it assumed a status quite out of proportion to it's value. In the end I sought to take Timor only because Brady sought to hold it.
But I needed quite a bit of convicing before I realized the extent of the effort Brady was willing to place there.
I was quite frustrated for many turns. And the struggle to preserve my damaged CVE kept me occupied as well. I should have pulled them out as soon as the fires were out but I had no size 3 port to move them to.
Brady is as stubborn as a mule. [X(] (But then so am I)
Brady pulled out of the SRA almost entirely. But he decided to make a stand on Timor.
As you will see I required quite a few turns before I realized this.
The forces alloted to securing Timor were quite modest in the begining but the place drew in incresing forces from both sides till it assumed a status quite out of proportion to it's value. In the end I sought to take Timor only because Brady sought to hold it.
But I needed quite a bit of convicing before I realized the extent of the effort Brady was willing to place there.
I was quite frustrated for many turns. And the struggle to preserve my damaged CVE kept me occupied as well. I should have pulled them out as soon as the fires were out but I had no size 3 port to move them to.
Brady is as stubborn as a mule. [X(] (But then so am I)
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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roberto5352
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1/9/42 and 1/10/42
Sorry, didn't post my recap of 1/9 before running the next turn, so only have my notes.
1/9
A few raids in the Koepang area. 2 Hawks lost, for a hit on AP Yoshinogawa Maru, currently (1/10) at 34/0/2.
Landings begin at Dili and Lautem. Dili falls 1/9. There was a naval engagement at Dili.
Another Deliberate Attack at Nanning, 1:1 odds, about 700 Japanese losses to 100 Allied.
Big bombing raid on Singapore from Georgetown.
1/10
Koepang
4 DDs catch an MSW and AP Tsunushima Maru at Dili. The MSW is sunk, the AP escapes without damage.
Naval Battle at Dili
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Hayabusa
Allied Ships
DD Stewart
DD Scout, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Thracian, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Second Naval Battle at Dili
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2, and is sunk (despite reported magazine explosion, only at 36/11/7)
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 3, on fire (single digit SYS)
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Hayabusa
Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Marblehead went down just outside of Darwin from prior injuries.
Air Attacks from Koepang
Hee Hee
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 16
Brewster 339D x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
Even funnier
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 10
Hudson I x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Chichibu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire (not actually hit)
MSW Wa 20, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (not actually hit)
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, on fire (not actually hit)
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Some more Hudsons put a bomb in Tsunushima Maru. FLT at 97, she's doomed, but fortunately no troops on board.
32 Betties sortie and put 3 torps in DD Edsall which explodes from magazine damage.
Despite what the CR said, NO A2A or Flak losses. The Allies at Lautem bombarded the SNLF landed there. Looks like the 23rd Indian Div., or portions thereof, Lark Force and Gull Force.
Phillippines
A bunch of MSWs work on clearing the mines in Bataan and Manila. About 200k points worth of APs are converging on Manila to load all those troops for transport to Malaya.
Malaya
Johore Bharu evacuated and captured. A pause for reinforcements.
China
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Nanning
Attacking force 57761 troops, 608 guns, 16 vehicles
Defending force 43090 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
615 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
No attack tomorrow.
Big raid at Wuchow
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Other stuff
This CR seemed a little weird. A lot of the results were incorrect. Hope it's not a version problem or something (but why would the earlier ones work?)
1/9
A few raids in the Koepang area. 2 Hawks lost, for a hit on AP Yoshinogawa Maru, currently (1/10) at 34/0/2.
Landings begin at Dili and Lautem. Dili falls 1/9. There was a naval engagement at Dili.
Another Deliberate Attack at Nanning, 1:1 odds, about 700 Japanese losses to 100 Allied.
Big bombing raid on Singapore from Georgetown.
1/10
Koepang
4 DDs catch an MSW and AP Tsunushima Maru at Dili. The MSW is sunk, the AP escapes without damage.
Naval Battle at Dili
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Hayabusa
Allied Ships
DD Stewart
DD Scout, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Thracian, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Second Naval Battle at Dili
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2, and is sunk (despite reported magazine explosion, only at 36/11/7)
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 3, on fire (single digit SYS)
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Hayabusa
Allied Ships
CL Danae, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Marblehead went down just outside of Darwin from prior injuries.
Air Attacks from Koepang
Hee Hee
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 16
Brewster 339D x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
Even funnier
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 10
Hudson I x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Chichibu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire (not actually hit)
MSW Wa 20, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (not actually hit)
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, on fire (not actually hit)
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Some more Hudsons put a bomb in Tsunushima Maru. FLT at 97, she's doomed, but fortunately no troops on board.
32 Betties sortie and put 3 torps in DD Edsall which explodes from magazine damage.
Despite what the CR said, NO A2A or Flak losses. The Allies at Lautem bombarded the SNLF landed there. Looks like the 23rd Indian Div., or portions thereof, Lark Force and Gull Force.
Phillippines
A bunch of MSWs work on clearing the mines in Bataan and Manila. About 200k points worth of APs are converging on Manila to load all those troops for transport to Malaya.
Malaya
Johore Bharu evacuated and captured. A pause for reinforcements.
China
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Nanning
Attacking force 57761 troops, 608 guns, 16 vehicles
Defending force 43090 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
615 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
No attack tomorrow.
Big raid at Wuchow
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Other stuff
This CR seemed a little weird. A lot of the results were incorrect. Hope it's not a version problem or something (but why would the earlier ones work?)
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1/11/42 and 1/12/42
Through no fault of my own, I don't have the orders phase from 1/11, so I'll post both turns together.
Koepang
Catalinas from Koepang have been getting into the night attacks, with an unfortunate degree of success. Hits on Kitakami (moderate damaged, in Kendari 66/29/0, should survive); and AP Yoshinogawa Maru (hit by a sub later, sinks).
Lautem
Landings continue throughout this period. As mentioned above, the forces landed here were not nearly equal to the task. On 1/11, the Allies launched a deliberate attack, and pushed the forces there towards Dili. More troops are landing. There are about 8k Allies, currently about 1k Japanese landed.
Allied Villainy
1/11
CVE Hosho finally succumbs to damage in Kendari.
Some Vildebeests put a torpedo in AP Daitei Maru near Dili (sinks).
1/12
A Beaufort puts a torpedo into AP Tatuha Maru (near Dili). Currently at 86/60/7, not looking great.
I-155 attacks DD Van Ghent just north of Australia, but misses the shot. Destroyed by escorts.
Sculpin finishes off the wounded AP Yoshinogawa Maru.
Despite these villainous acts, air activity from Koepang seems to be dropping off. 20 sorties/day maybe?
Japanese Retribution
1/11
About 60 Betties and Nells fly, and ravage a handful of destroyers at Lautem. Their work is finished by a SC TF in the area. DDs Paul Jones, John D. Edwards, Edsall, Whipple, and Alden all go down.
The 55th Bde. is sitting in Kendari. There are 12k load points of small APs, so I have to assume that those troops will be loaded and moved to Lautem soon. I'm also surprised that the 5 BBs in Kendari aren't doing any bombardment work. Curious. The Admiral is considering a limited invasion of the Darwin area, just to scare the Allies:
"Have begun study of operation against Northern Austraila.
Tenative plan is to land 3 Bde with 1 Division held in reserve at Kendari. Landing would be at Broome (but may be shifted east to Derby or Wyndham.
Forces would then march toward Darwin taking ports as they go. Only SNLF and construction unit would remain in bases to be evacuated by FT when enemy forces approach.
Resupply would take place for advance as each port taken.
All the airfields are at least size 3 so they could be used to support advance and resupply on march via air.
Risk is force would be caught on the road but I don't think the enemy can move enough force fast enough. Would have to insure the last port taken was held while advancing on next port so as to maintain egress."
Malaya
Heavy Nell raids on both days against Singapore port.
Singapore Port AttacksJapanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 53
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 15 damaged
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
#2
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
Phillippines
Work continues on clearing the mines from Manila and Bataan. AP Hayo Maru hit several and is in Manila with 51/70 damage. Most of the units used to capture Bataan are at Manila now, soon to be shipped to Malaya.
The two base forces holed up at Tugueragao were finally captured today. About 800 prisoners, and Luzon is now entirely Japanese.
Gilberts
The last few transports are pulling out of the area now. The KB is replenishing at Kwajalein and is headed to Truk next.
China
Wuchow Raid (1/12)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Most of the units that captured Yenen are back in Chengting. The Nanning relief force continue to limp towards its destination. 75-100 miles away.
Koepang
Catalinas from Koepang have been getting into the night attacks, with an unfortunate degree of success. Hits on Kitakami (moderate damaged, in Kendari 66/29/0, should survive); and AP Yoshinogawa Maru (hit by a sub later, sinks).
Lautem
Landings continue throughout this period. As mentioned above, the forces landed here were not nearly equal to the task. On 1/11, the Allies launched a deliberate attack, and pushed the forces there towards Dili. More troops are landing. There are about 8k Allies, currently about 1k Japanese landed.
Allied Villainy
1/11
CVE Hosho finally succumbs to damage in Kendari.
Some Vildebeests put a torpedo in AP Daitei Maru near Dili (sinks).
1/12
A Beaufort puts a torpedo into AP Tatuha Maru (near Dili). Currently at 86/60/7, not looking great.
I-155 attacks DD Van Ghent just north of Australia, but misses the shot. Destroyed by escorts.
Sculpin finishes off the wounded AP Yoshinogawa Maru.
Despite these villainous acts, air activity from Koepang seems to be dropping off. 20 sorties/day maybe?
Japanese Retribution
1/11
About 60 Betties and Nells fly, and ravage a handful of destroyers at Lautem. Their work is finished by a SC TF in the area. DDs Paul Jones, John D. Edwards, Edsall, Whipple, and Alden all go down.
The 55th Bde. is sitting in Kendari. There are 12k load points of small APs, so I have to assume that those troops will be loaded and moved to Lautem soon. I'm also surprised that the 5 BBs in Kendari aren't doing any bombardment work. Curious. The Admiral is considering a limited invasion of the Darwin area, just to scare the Allies:
"Have begun study of operation against Northern Austraila.
Tenative plan is to land 3 Bde with 1 Division held in reserve at Kendari. Landing would be at Broome (but may be shifted east to Derby or Wyndham.
Forces would then march toward Darwin taking ports as they go. Only SNLF and construction unit would remain in bases to be evacuated by FT when enemy forces approach.
Resupply would take place for advance as each port taken.
All the airfields are at least size 3 so they could be used to support advance and resupply on march via air.
Risk is force would be caught on the road but I don't think the enemy can move enough force fast enough. Would have to insure the last port taken was held while advancing on next port so as to maintain egress."
Malaya
Heavy Nell raids on both days against Singapore port.
Singapore Port AttacksJapanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 53
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 15 damaged
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
#2
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
Phillippines
Work continues on clearing the mines from Manila and Bataan. AP Hayo Maru hit several and is in Manila with 51/70 damage. Most of the units used to capture Bataan are at Manila now, soon to be shipped to Malaya.
The two base forces holed up at Tugueragao were finally captured today. About 800 prisoners, and Luzon is now entirely Japanese.
Gilberts
The last few transports are pulling out of the area now. The KB is replenishing at Kwajalein and is headed to Truk next.
China
Wuchow Raid (1/12)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Most of the units that captured Yenen are back in Chengting. The Nanning relief force continue to limp towards its destination. 75-100 miles away.
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roberto5352
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1/13/42
OK, big doings are afoot. I'll make a separate post for Operation Ichigatsukaze, complete with pretty drawings.
Koepang
The Allies got their airpower together today...
2 Raids at Lautem (combined)
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 10
Brewster 339D x 16
Hudson I x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 10
B-17E Fortress x 33
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 6 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Bomb hits 9, on fire (8/0/12, missing some AA guns and 2 5-inchers. All 500 and 250 lb. bombs that bounce)
CL Naka
CA Atago
CL Isuzu
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire (45/18/25)
Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort V-IX and Hudson bombing at 5000 feet
All B-17E @ 7k feet
Another raid at Lautem
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tango Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (57/69/35)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Yet Another Raid at Lautem
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
B-17E Fortress x 20
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kenzan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire (50/15/45)
AP Kozui Maru
PG Edo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
AP Tatuha Maru was sunk by Wirraways (ugh, what an embarrassing way to go) near Dili.
Sealion torpedoed AP Tango Maru, in addition to the bomb damage.
A much needed fuel convoy arrived at Kendari today, with about 20k units. Another 120k or so are about 2-3 days out.
Allied Shock Attack at Lautem
Attacking force 5508 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1160 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! (2 NLFs and an SNLF east of Lautem now)
Malaya
Singapore Raid
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Koepang
The Allies got their airpower together today...
2 Raids at Lautem (combined)
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 10
Brewster 339D x 16
Hudson I x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 10
B-17E Fortress x 33
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 6 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Bomb hits 9, on fire (8/0/12, missing some AA guns and 2 5-inchers. All 500 and 250 lb. bombs that bounce)
CL Naka
CA Atago
CL Isuzu
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire (45/18/25)
Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort V-IX and Hudson bombing at 5000 feet
All B-17E @ 7k feet
Another raid at Lautem
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tango Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (57/69/35)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Yet Another Raid at Lautem
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
B-17E Fortress x 20
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kenzan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire (50/15/45)
AP Kozui Maru
PG Edo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
AP Tatuha Maru was sunk by Wirraways (ugh, what an embarrassing way to go) near Dili.
Sealion torpedoed AP Tango Maru, in addition to the bomb damage.
A much needed fuel convoy arrived at Kendari today, with about 20k units. Another 120k or so are about 2-3 days out.
Allied Shock Attack at Lautem
Attacking force 5508 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1160 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! (2 NLFs and an SNLF east of Lautem now)
Malaya
Singapore Raid
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
RE: 1/13/42
Hi, OK it is about now I finally figure out Timor is being defended in earnest. (I am slow to figure out things)
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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Operation Ichigatsukaze
Now that Bataan is secured, the hammer will fall on the other resistance in the SRA. The operation has been christened Ichigatsukaze (translation anyone? altavista didn't have anything to offer).
Timor
The 56th Bde. (mistakenly called 55th a few times above, I think) will move from Kendari to Lautem.
35th and 65th Bdes. are loading in Manila to take Koepang.
4th Div. will move from Manila to Kendari, where it will act as an operational reserve.
Borneo
16th, 48th, and 2nd Divs. will all split into A, B, and C brigades.
16th Div. will take Tarakan, Balikpapan, and Samidare. (S Borneo)
48th Div. will take Kuching, Pontianak, and Singkawang. (NW Borneo)
2nd Div/A and /B will take Banjarmasin and Sampit (W Borneo). 2nd Div/C Bde. will be the Borneo reserve.
Malaya
56th Div. will clean up the last Allied outpost in the PI, then move to Malaya.
5th, 18th, and 38th Divs. will also move to Johore Bharu.
Java and Sumatra (future)
Once these areas are subdued, Balikpapan (Java South), Kuching (Java North), and Singapore (Sumatra), will be staging points for the assault on the remainder of the SRA.
N. Australia (future)
The 3 Bdes. scheduled to conquer Timor will prepare to assault Derby next.
Naval/Air Support
The BBs from Kendari will hit Darwin by night. Betties and Nells from Amboina will suppress the airfield for the remainder of the operation.
Other bombardment TFs will strike Koepang. Bombers from Kendari will keep that base suppressed.
Lautem will also be bombarded.
Get ready for some fun...
Timor
The 56th Bde. (mistakenly called 55th a few times above, I think) will move from Kendari to Lautem.
35th and 65th Bdes. are loading in Manila to take Koepang.
4th Div. will move from Manila to Kendari, where it will act as an operational reserve.
Borneo
16th, 48th, and 2nd Divs. will all split into A, B, and C brigades.
16th Div. will take Tarakan, Balikpapan, and Samidare. (S Borneo)
48th Div. will take Kuching, Pontianak, and Singkawang. (NW Borneo)
2nd Div/A and /B will take Banjarmasin and Sampit (W Borneo). 2nd Div/C Bde. will be the Borneo reserve.
Malaya
56th Div. will clean up the last Allied outpost in the PI, then move to Malaya.
5th, 18th, and 38th Divs. will also move to Johore Bharu.
Java and Sumatra (future)
Once these areas are subdued, Balikpapan (Java South), Kuching (Java North), and Singapore (Sumatra), will be staging points for the assault on the remainder of the SRA.
N. Australia (future)
The 3 Bdes. scheduled to conquer Timor will prepare to assault Derby next.
Naval/Air Support
The BBs from Kendari will hit Darwin by night. Betties and Nells from Amboina will suppress the airfield for the remainder of the operation.
Other bombardment TFs will strike Koepang. Bombers from Kendari will keep that base suppressed.
Lautem will also be bombarded.
Get ready for some fun...
RE: Operation Ichigatsukaze
Hi, ichigatsu (1st Month) Kaze (wind )Or Operation January Wind
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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1/14/42
From the horse's mouth. January Wind. Uncreative, but appropriate.
Koepang
Allied Raid on Dili
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 12
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
Macassar falls. There's been a bit of a drama here that I haven't been reporting. A landing was initiated, but it was too small. The Allied bombarded, then deliberate attacked it. (then put in a disastrous shock attack.) It was reinforced over the last 2 turns, and the base was captured with 1500 prisoners today.
Phillippines
Raid on Cebu (2 combined)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
Raid on Iloilo
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Stranded Allied troops won't be around long. Two transport groups headed out of Manila today. Operation Ichigatsukaze calls for all invasions to land simultaneously, so early TFs will stand off near targets.
Koepang
Allied Raid on Dili
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 12
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
Macassar falls. There's been a bit of a drama here that I haven't been reporting. A landing was initiated, but it was too small. The Allied bombarded, then deliberate attacked it. (then put in a disastrous shock attack.) It was reinforced over the last 2 turns, and the base was captured with 1500 prisoners today.
Phillippines
Raid on Cebu (2 combined)
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
Raid on Iloilo
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Stranded Allied troops won't be around long. Two transport groups headed out of Manila today. Operation Ichigatsukaze calls for all invasions to land simultaneously, so early TFs will stand off near targets.
RE: 1/14/42
Hi, I never claimed to be all that creative. Just so you know currently I am conducting Operation Gogatsukaze (Operation May Wind)
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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1/15/42
Koepang
14 Betties sortie against AKs in Koepang, sinking AK Gran, and missing AK Montanes. 1 damaged. A bunch of Zeroes attack some PTs at one of those small islands, and shoot one up, but i don't think it's damaged.
AP Tatuha Maru is finished off by S-39 on its way home. AP Genkai Maru is hit by Pike, but only at 2/14/15. (Off the US West Coast, I-24 completes a sub-heavy day by torpedoing TK Tulsagas, and missing a shot on TK Edward L. Shea.)
Borneo
Bombardment of Kuching
Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 2
DD Asagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Jintsu
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
Phillippine Islands
More raids on Iloilo and Cebu. I won't post detailed CRs for each, because they're so boring and so doomed.
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 46
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Ichigatsukaze
All non-Malaya troops are in the boats and on their way. (see screenshot). There's also a large ASW TF headed out of Davao to clear the Celebes and Java Seas. 4 BBs are leaving Kendari to whale on Koepang. Should be fun.
Screenshot: Phillippines, January 14, 1942, annotated
14 Betties sortie against AKs in Koepang, sinking AK Gran, and missing AK Montanes. 1 damaged. A bunch of Zeroes attack some PTs at one of those small islands, and shoot one up, but i don't think it's damaged.
AP Tatuha Maru is finished off by S-39 on its way home. AP Genkai Maru is hit by Pike, but only at 2/14/15. (Off the US West Coast, I-24 completes a sub-heavy day by torpedoing TK Tulsagas, and missing a shot on TK Edward L. Shea.)
Borneo
Bombardment of Kuching
Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 2
DD Asagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Jintsu
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
Phillippine Islands
More raids on Iloilo and Cebu. I won't post detailed CRs for each, because they're so boring and so doomed.
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 46
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Ichigatsukaze
All non-Malaya troops are in the boats and on their way. (see screenshot). There's also a large ASW TF headed out of Davao to clear the Celebes and Java Seas. 4 BBs are leaving Kendari to whale on Koepang. Should be fun.
Screenshot: Phillippines, January 14, 1942, annotated
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RE: 1/15/42
Hi, The large ASW TF is not intended for ASW operations but is a large scale transfer of ships to Kendari where it will be broken up. I'm just too lazy to form a lot of TF for movement between my own bases. But since all the ships are ASW types and the waters are infested with enemy submarines I wanted them to be on the lookout. I don't form ASW TF larger then 6 ships when I am conducting ASW operations.
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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1/16/42
Koepang
Night Naval Attack on BBs
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 12
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
Aircraft Attacking:
All PBY Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Scary. For some reason, BBs retired to Kendari. ??
Continued Pointless Pounding of Dili
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
Air Attack on Amboina
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
Nells attack and destroy a PT boat.
SS Pickerel torpedoes TK Tatekawa Maru (bringing fuel to Kendari, damage at 22/15/49), and is sunk in return. Sculpin misses Ise. (In other theaters, I-9 sinks MSW Ungava, part of an ASW TF off the US West Coast. Plunger takes a shot at AP Takayo Maru near Makin but misses.)
China
Standard Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
2 Divs finally reach the hex west of Nanning.
Phillippines
Cebu and Iloilo raids. Transport of troops to Malaya will have to wait on return of transports from first wave of invasions.
Logistics
Here's how recent fighting has affected stockpiles.
Total Supply: 2.56 M
Total Fuel: 3.24 M
Total Resources: 1.59M; 14.1k/day
Total Oil: 1.53M; 1162/day
Night Naval Attack on BBs
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 12
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
Aircraft Attacking:
All PBY Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Scary. For some reason, BBs retired to Kendari. ??
Continued Pointless Pounding of Dili
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
Air Attack on Amboina
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet
Nells attack and destroy a PT boat.
SS Pickerel torpedoes TK Tatekawa Maru (bringing fuel to Kendari, damage at 22/15/49), and is sunk in return. Sculpin misses Ise. (In other theaters, I-9 sinks MSW Ungava, part of an ASW TF off the US West Coast. Plunger takes a shot at AP Takayo Maru near Makin but misses.)
China
Standard Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
2 Divs finally reach the hex west of Nanning.
Phillippines
Cebu and Iloilo raids. Transport of troops to Malaya will have to wait on return of transports from first wave of invasions.
Logistics
Here's how recent fighting has affected stockpiles.
Total Supply: 2.56 M
Total Fuel: 3.24 M
Total Resources: 1.59M; 14.1k/day
Total Oil: 1.53M; 1162/day
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1/17/42
Ichigatsukaze (man I love typing that)
13 B-17Es attack Kendari by night. Don't hit a thing. Very surprising, let's hope luck holds.
15 Nells attack Mersing, very little damage. A CA group from Saigon is heading out to hit Mersing in 2 days.
1 BB is headed to Lautem, 4 to Koepang. They should strike the night after tomorrow.
Phillippines
Bombers continue to work over the hold outs on Cebu and Iloilo.
Malaya
Mersing reverts to Japanese control.
China
Raid on Wuchow
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Divisions from Yenen are streaming into Hsinyang.
Quiet turn, but expect some fireworks starting in about 2 days.
13 B-17Es attack Kendari by night. Don't hit a thing. Very surprising, let's hope luck holds.
15 Nells attack Mersing, very little damage. A CA group from Saigon is heading out to hit Mersing in 2 days.
1 BB is headed to Lautem, 4 to Koepang. They should strike the night after tomorrow.
Phillippines
Bombers continue to work over the hold outs on Cebu and Iloilo.
Malaya
Mersing reverts to Japanese control.
China
Raid on Wuchow
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Divisions from Yenen are streaming into Hsinyang.
Quiet turn, but expect some fireworks starting in about 2 days.
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1/18/42
Timor
Battleships headed for Koepang attacked
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 10
Buffalo I x 9
Hudson I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged (3 destroyed)
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 9 destroyed (5 destroyed)
Buffalo I: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged (4 destroyed)
Hudson I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged (3 destroyed)
Beaufort V-IX: 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Raid on Dili
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 11
Martin 139 x 7
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
Several large ASW TFs are operating in the area south of Kendari. SS KXIII was sunk by 4 depth charges, Spearfish was attacked twice, and S-39 was hit twice. An auspicious start.
The BB bombardments go in tonight.
Malaya
A construction battalion was moved over to Kuantan, i assume it will take the undefended base shortly.
Borneo
Most Ichigatsukaze TFs appear to be about 2 days out. I'll try to work up specific ETAs tomorrow.
China and Phillippines
No action, except the standard raid on Cebu and Iloilo.
Battleships headed for Koepang attacked
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 10
Buffalo I x 9
Hudson I x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged (3 destroyed)
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 9 destroyed (5 destroyed)
Buffalo I: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged (4 destroyed)
Hudson I: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged (3 destroyed)
Beaufort V-IX: 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
Raid on Dili
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 11
Martin 139 x 7
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
Several large ASW TFs are operating in the area south of Kendari. SS KXIII was sunk by 4 depth charges, Spearfish was attacked twice, and S-39 was hit twice. An auspicious start.
The BB bombardments go in tonight.
Malaya
A construction battalion was moved over to Kuantan, i assume it will take the undefended base shortly.
Borneo
Most Ichigatsukaze TFs appear to be about 2 days out. I'll try to work up specific ETAs tomorrow.
China and Phillippines
No action, except the standard raid on Cebu and Iloilo.
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1/19/42
Happy Day on Timor
DDs encounter AKs Kalgan and Kock at Koepang, and sink them in short order.
Bombardment of Lautem (bit of a letdown...)
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
CL Isuzu
CL Naka
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4
Bombardment of Koepang (...compared to this!)
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 6 destroyed, 11 damaged (5 destroyed)
Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged (5 destroyed)
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged (3 destroyed)
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged (4 destroyed)
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 17 damaged (4 destroyed)
PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged (4 destroyed)
Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Sagiri
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara
CL Sendai
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
Allied ground losses:
2763 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 76
Port hits 34
Port supply hits 36
Puny Counterattack (flies from Lautem)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10
Brewster 339D x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged (2 destroyed)
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed (1 destroyed)
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Hyuga
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
ASW group near Kendari manages to hit Spearfish with 1 DC.
Borneo
Bombardment of Kuching
Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Jintsu
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3
13 Nells hit Kuching as well.
Landings begin at Kuching, I believe this is ahead of schedule. If memory serves, it's 16th Div./C Bde., but that might be wrong.
SS KXIV puts one torpedo in AP Yamato Maru, in the TF assigned to invade Tarakan. It's liable to sink, currently at 45/54/35, but the TF is only 1 hex from Tarakan, so it should being unloading tonight. (in related news, S-27 sinks MSW Nashiro Maru #2 near Makin.)
The other Borneo TFs are at least 2 days from making landfall.
China and Phillippines
Raids on Cebu and Iloilo
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
DDs encounter AKs Kalgan and Kock at Koepang, and sink them in short order.
Bombardment of Lautem (bit of a letdown...)
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
CL Isuzu
CL Naka
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4
Bombardment of Koepang (...compared to this!)
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 6 destroyed, 11 damaged (5 destroyed)
Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged (5 destroyed)
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged (3 destroyed)
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged (4 destroyed)
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 17 damaged (4 destroyed)
PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged (4 destroyed)
Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Sagiri
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara
CL Sendai
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
Allied ground losses:
2763 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 76
Port hits 34
Port supply hits 36
Puny Counterattack (flies from Lautem)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10
Brewster 339D x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged (2 destroyed)
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed (1 destroyed)
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Hyuga
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
ASW group near Kendari manages to hit Spearfish with 1 DC.
Borneo
Bombardment of Kuching
Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami
CL Oi
CL Kinu
CL Jintsu
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3
13 Nells hit Kuching as well.
Landings begin at Kuching, I believe this is ahead of schedule. If memory serves, it's 16th Div./C Bde., but that might be wrong.
SS KXIV puts one torpedo in AP Yamato Maru, in the TF assigned to invade Tarakan. It's liable to sink, currently at 45/54/35, but the TF is only 1 hex from Tarakan, so it should being unloading tonight. (in related news, S-27 sinks MSW Nashiro Maru #2 near Makin.)
The other Borneo TFs are at least 2 days from making landfall.
China and Phillippines
Raids on Cebu and Iloilo
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
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1/20/42
Don't have the orders phase for this turn, so no a/c losses, etc.
Timor
Port Attack at Kendari
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 31 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
ASW TFs hit Spearfish with 1 more DC, Saury with 1, and Seawolf with 4 over 2 separate attacks (although it's still afloat, so some may be false positives). ASW initiative seems to be working out very well.
Attack on Aforementioned ASW TF
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
Brewster 339D x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi
DD Suzukaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Borneo
Landings begin at Tarakan. Defenders are heavily outnumbered.
Malaya
Kuantan (undefended) falls.
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 48
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Phillippines
Raids continue on Cebu and Iliolo. I count 94 sorties today, and 4 losses reported in the CR. A mess of APs (a mess = ~85k load points) is headed to Manila to get to work moving the divisions to Iloilo/Cebu and then Malaya.
OK, time to get back to working on revising my brief due Monday.
Timor
Port Attack at Kendari
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 31 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
ASW TFs hit Spearfish with 1 more DC, Saury with 1, and Seawolf with 4 over 2 separate attacks (although it's still afloat, so some may be false positives). ASW initiative seems to be working out very well.
Attack on Aforementioned ASW TF
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
Brewster 339D x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi
DD Suzukaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Borneo
Landings begin at Tarakan. Defenders are heavily outnumbered.
Malaya
Kuantan (undefended) falls.
China
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 48
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 2000 feet
Phillippines
Raids continue on Cebu and Iliolo. I count 94 sorties today, and 4 losses reported in the CR. A mess of APs (a mess = ~85k load points) is headed to Manila to get to work moving the divisions to Iloilo/Cebu and then Malaya.
OK, time to get back to working on revising my brief due Monday.
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1/21/42
Things are heating up...
Borneo
Landings at Tarakan finish up. Landings at Balikpapan and Samarinda begin. AP Chicago Maru is hit by coastal guns, at 32/6/18. ETA 2-3 days on the rest of the Borneo landings. The landings in S. Borneo are bombarded, but the Allies lose more than the supposed targets.
S-38 torpedoed AP Tensyo Maru (destination Koepang) in the Macassar Straits. 15/25/16 and headed to Pinrang (NW Sulawesi) to unload troops. Searaven also spotted in the strait.
Timor
Seawolf sunk by ASW south of Kendari.
Martins and B-17Es continue to pound Dili to no clear end.
All 5 Kendari BBs will hit Koepang tonight. Not going to be pretty.
Phillippines
The pummelling of Iloilo and Cebu continues. Some APs have arrived at Manila, and 56th Div. is loading up to head to Iloilo. 38th Div. is headed to Johore Bharu.
South Pacific
An NLF landed at Kavieng, will be captured tomorrow. Operations to seize Rabaul and Gasmata will be in the offing soon.
Borneo
Landings at Tarakan finish up. Landings at Balikpapan and Samarinda begin. AP Chicago Maru is hit by coastal guns, at 32/6/18. ETA 2-3 days on the rest of the Borneo landings. The landings in S. Borneo are bombarded, but the Allies lose more than the supposed targets.
S-38 torpedoed AP Tensyo Maru (destination Koepang) in the Macassar Straits. 15/25/16 and headed to Pinrang (NW Sulawesi) to unload troops. Searaven also spotted in the strait.
Timor
Seawolf sunk by ASW south of Kendari.
Martins and B-17Es continue to pound Dili to no clear end.
All 5 Kendari BBs will hit Koepang tonight. Not going to be pretty.
Phillippines
The pummelling of Iloilo and Cebu continues. Some APs have arrived at Manila, and 56th Div. is loading up to head to Iloilo. 38th Div. is headed to Johore Bharu.
South Pacific
An NLF landed at Kavieng, will be captured tomorrow. Operations to seize Rabaul and Gasmata will be in the offing soon.
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Delays
Hey guys, sorry about the delay. Spring break! [:D] (which contained regrettably few cold beers and hot babes and regrettably many job interviews...) Anyways, I accidentally overwrote the CR for this next turn. (Now that I think about it, I may have overwritten the CR for the next turn too.) I'll post the next 2-3 days tonight, and maybe a couple more.
Robert
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1/23-25 and recap
OK, back in the saddle. Since it's been so long since i posted, and since i lost 2 turns, I'll do a little recap.
Malaya
All secure except Singapore. Currently, the Imp. Guards, 55th, and 33rd Divs. are resting at Johore Bharu. 38th Div. is underway from the PI, and the 5th and 18th are loading in Manila.
Borneo
Sampit (undefended), Kuching (1500 men), and Pontianak (1700 men) all fell today. Miri, Jesselton, and Brunei were taken a while ago. Singkawang and Tarakan were taken earlier in the current wave of invasions. Banjarmasin has troops ashore and should fall tomorrow. Balikpapan and Samarinda both have Bde.-sized formations ashore, but they are more stiffly defended and might take up to a week to fall.
Phillippines
All is going well. Troops are shipping out to Malaya now. One Div. just finished up capturing Iloilo and will land at Cebu I. tomorrow.
Timor
2 Bdes. unloading at Koepang through a minefield and against substantial coastal guns. About 2000 casualties unloading yesterday. An APD (APD-2, 32/30/10) and an AP (Minowa Maru, 16/13/10) hit mines.
Another TF (56th Bde and 2nd Div/C Bde) iis approaching Lautem and should begin landing tomorrow. It is devoid of surface escort, which is speeding in from Kendari, but will not arrive for another day. BBs are heading in in about 2 days to bombard Lautem. CV Div. One (Kaga and Akagi) headed to the area via Palau.
Bombers from Australia are very active. About 60 heavy bomber sorties flew yesterday, landing a grand total of 2 hits on AP Nissen Maru #3 (30/30/41).
4th Div. is onboard transports near Kendari as a reserve. If not needed, it will be used in...
Java
No full details on the plan here yet. Banjarmasin will be used as a fighter base, and many of the Borneo units will be used. Malang and Kragen will be the beachheads. My impression is that Sumatra and Java will be captured after Singapore falls.
South Pacific
Kavieng captured, but operations to secure New Britain will wait until Timor operation wraps up.
China
A bunch of units (10 Divs. and 2 Bdes.) just pulled up in Changsha, accompanied by a heavy bombing raid. One can infer their intentions. Yenen is captured and Nanning was recently secured, leaving about half a dozen Allied units in the wilderness.
I'm considering condensing my reports even a bit more to enable me to keep up with the pace of the game a bit better (currently in June). On the other hand, as long as I don't run out of hard drive space to store turns, I guess it doesn't matter too much, as long as people aren't too frustrated with the pace.
Malaya
All secure except Singapore. Currently, the Imp. Guards, 55th, and 33rd Divs. are resting at Johore Bharu. 38th Div. is underway from the PI, and the 5th and 18th are loading in Manila.
Borneo
Sampit (undefended), Kuching (1500 men), and Pontianak (1700 men) all fell today. Miri, Jesselton, and Brunei were taken a while ago. Singkawang and Tarakan were taken earlier in the current wave of invasions. Banjarmasin has troops ashore and should fall tomorrow. Balikpapan and Samarinda both have Bde.-sized formations ashore, but they are more stiffly defended and might take up to a week to fall.
Phillippines
All is going well. Troops are shipping out to Malaya now. One Div. just finished up capturing Iloilo and will land at Cebu I. tomorrow.
Timor
2 Bdes. unloading at Koepang through a minefield and against substantial coastal guns. About 2000 casualties unloading yesterday. An APD (APD-2, 32/30/10) and an AP (Minowa Maru, 16/13/10) hit mines.
Another TF (56th Bde and 2nd Div/C Bde) iis approaching Lautem and should begin landing tomorrow. It is devoid of surface escort, which is speeding in from Kendari, but will not arrive for another day. BBs are heading in in about 2 days to bombard Lautem. CV Div. One (Kaga and Akagi) headed to the area via Palau.
Bombers from Australia are very active. About 60 heavy bomber sorties flew yesterday, landing a grand total of 2 hits on AP Nissen Maru #3 (30/30/41).
4th Div. is onboard transports near Kendari as a reserve. If not needed, it will be used in...
Java
No full details on the plan here yet. Banjarmasin will be used as a fighter base, and many of the Borneo units will be used. Malang and Kragen will be the beachheads. My impression is that Sumatra and Java will be captured after Singapore falls.
South Pacific
Kavieng captured, but operations to secure New Britain will wait until Timor operation wraps up.
China
A bunch of units (10 Divs. and 2 Bdes.) just pulled up in Changsha, accompanied by a heavy bombing raid. One can infer their intentions. Yenen is captured and Nanning was recently secured, leaving about half a dozen Allied units in the wilderness.
I'm considering condensing my reports even a bit more to enable me to keep up with the pace of the game a bit better (currently in June). On the other hand, as long as I don't run out of hard drive space to store turns, I guess it doesn't matter too much, as long as people aren't too frustrated with the pace.