You are getting a daily confidence boost, but if you can't get auto-victory and Wobbly will come back and have 2+ years of confidence boosting for himself. Yamato with 47 SYS damage and in Singapore for repairs? I'm sure Wobbly would have preferred to sink her, but that can't be too bad -- Yamato is out of action for months now and by the time she's back Corsairs will be in the air.
Your airforce is shot to hell and the allies get starting pilots better than you can train. And in large numbers. If your vicotry in India doesn't make auto-victory that is a major problem because the allies will be back.
What is the current VP line-up? You've had a lot of kills in the Java Sea (very good!), but lost a lot of aircraft, too. Is it at 4-1 or 3-1 in VPs? Even 2-1 doesn't help you these days. Still, you are commended to still be on the offensive in July 1942 - I'd say you owe it all to an extremely ambitious, and well rewarded, amphibious invasion of India. Future Allied players will have a lot to learn from that manuever!
PzB vs Wobbly - Clash of Steel
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
The struggle continues?
Imperial Headquarters in Tokyo has received a message from Allied Supreme Command and invited us to discuss terms.
Our claims are: To keep all of our current posessions and take over control of India.
The Allied expeditionary force will have to leave Java within 3 weeks.
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I was very sorry to hear that Al wanted to call it quits today, but I understand him and has told him that he can do so whenever he wants to.
Many mean blows have been delivered, and India has all but fallen. The Allied hold on Java will then become teneous at best. The losses I've suffered
lately will still make it very difficult to achieve an autovictory. If the Allies can score only 2-3 or 4000 more points over the next 5 months, it will become alll but impossible.
I've asked Al to think about it for another day. Perhaps our peace terms aren't acceptable after all!?
Anyway: I'd hate to quit this game just a few months before the possible culmination of my long coveted goal - the conquest of India.
I might be interested in taking on a replacement player. Either to play until a decision has been reached in India (1/1-43 at the latest) - or to take this great
conflict to its final conclusion.
I've also offered Al another game, but I do feel that he needs a break just now.
I must say that I've never enjoyed any game more than this one, and I'd like to thank Al for making this into a very enjoyable journey. (For me at least [:'(])
He has played a great game, and I've enjoyed both his honesty and great sense of humor!
Salute [&o]
Our claims are: To keep all of our current posessions and take over control of India.
The Allied expeditionary force will have to leave Java within 3 weeks.
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I was very sorry to hear that Al wanted to call it quits today, but I understand him and has told him that he can do so whenever he wants to.
Many mean blows have been delivered, and India has all but fallen. The Allied hold on Java will then become teneous at best. The losses I've suffered
lately will still make it very difficult to achieve an autovictory. If the Allies can score only 2-3 or 4000 more points over the next 5 months, it will become alll but impossible.
I've asked Al to think about it for another day. Perhaps our peace terms aren't acceptable after all!?
Anyway: I'd hate to quit this game just a few months before the possible culmination of my long coveted goal - the conquest of India.
I might be interested in taking on a replacement player. Either to play until a decision has been reached in India (1/1-43 at the latest) - or to take this great
conflict to its final conclusion.
I've also offered Al another game, but I do feel that he needs a break just now.
I must say that I've never enjoyed any game more than this one, and I'd like to thank Al for making this into a very enjoyable journey. (For me at least [:'(])
He has played a great game, and I've enjoyed both his honesty and great sense of humor!
Salute [&o]
"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
RE: The struggle continues?
I might be interested in taking on a replacement player. Either to play until a decision has been reached in India (1/1-43 at the latest) - or to take this great
conflict to its final conclusion.
I'd be interested in trying it as it stands. (One of my favorite all time war games was the old Strategy and Tactics Vietnam War game, with me being the Viet Kong - I always loved guerilla war. [;)])
My only question is what version are you running at? I've got 1.40 running and I want to go to 1.50 once it eventually comes out. Are you at 1.40?
Dave Baranyi
RE: The struggle continues?
Thx for the offer David! We're playing with V1.4 now, upgraded from V1.2?
"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
RE: The struggle continues?
Wob joins the ranks of us vanquished by the Norwegian devil[:D]
Who will be the next victim......
Who will be the next victim......
"Life is tough, it's even tougher when you're stupid" -SGT John M. Stryker, USMC
RE: The struggle continues?
ORIGINAL: ADavidB
I might be interested in taking on a replacement player. Either to play until a decision has been reached in India (1/1-43 at the latest) - or to take this great
conflict to its final conclusion.
I'd be interested in trying it as it stands. (One of my favorite all time war games was the old Strategy and Tactics Vietnam War game, with me being the Viet Kong - I always loved guerilla war. [;)])
My only question is what version are you running at? I've got 1.40 running and I want to go to 1.50 once it eventually comes out. Are you at 1.40?
Dave Baranyi
Please do. I'd love to see this continued. The next six months will not be fun, but you can prevail. PzB, you wouldn't stand a chance against the green Soviet toad cosmonaut thing - whatever Dave's picture is.
RE: The struggle continues?
ORIGINAL: byron13
ORIGINAL: ADavidB
I might be interested in taking on a replacement player. Either to play until a decision has been reached in India (1/1-43 at the latest) - or to take this great
conflict to its final conclusion.
I'd be interested in trying it as it stands. (One of my favorite all time war games was the old Strategy and Tactics Vietnam War game, with me being the Viet Kong - I always loved guerilla war. [;)])
My only question is what version are you running at? I've got 1.40 running and I want to go to 1.50 once it eventually comes out. Are you at 1.40?
Dave Baranyi
Please do. I'd love to see this continued. The next six months will not be fun, but you can prevail. PzB, you wouldn't stand a chance against the green Soviet toad cosmonaut thing - whatever Dave's picture is.
Nan ja kore wa?! Keroro Gunsou (Sergent Frog) is a bonafide alien invader who is actively involved with conquering Japan on a weekly basis. [;)]
You can get more info on Keroro (if you can read Japanese) at his official website at:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/keroro/
Dave Baranyi
(Who hasn't yet figured out how to import a Turn_A Gundam into the game...[X(])
RE: The struggle continues?
OK Dave, I went to that website and actually watched the 30-second video, in Japanese, of Sargeant Frog. I'm not gettin' that 30 seconds back, dude. 
Seriously, it was kinda fun, given that it was completely unintelligible to me.
Anyway, I'd also love to see a continuation of this game.
Seriously, it was kinda fun, given that it was completely unintelligible to me.Anyway, I'd also love to see a continuation of this game.
RE: The struggle continues?
ORIGINAL: Grotius
OK Dave, I went to that website and actually watched the 30-second video, in Japanese, of Sargeant Frog. I'm not gettin' that 30 seconds back, dude.
Anyway, I'd also love to see a continuation of this game.
That's actually the preview for this coming Satuday's episode. (I think that it will be episode 48.) I watch digital downloads of the weekly broadcasts, then order the region 2 DVDs when they come out. (I've been studying Japanese for around 7 years and I find watching Japanese TV and movies a fun way to give myself listening comprehension practice.)
PzB and I are discussing a resumption of hostilities. I've got permission from William Lyon Mackenzie King (and his dead mother) to take over all Pacific commands. (King has made a deal to let FDR have exclusive use of a northern Ontario fishing lodge where Elenor won't find him and his "aide" in exchange for letting "Johnny Canuck" take over command.)
We'll keep you posted.
Dave Baranyi
RE: The struggle continues?
Apologies for a somewhat off-topic question for Dave: is Japanese a difficult language to learn? I spent a week or so there a few years ago and was surprised at how heavily I had to lean on my "restaurant Japanese" to get around. Is it possible to teach oneself to read or understand? I'm pretty good with languages -- French and Russian anyway -- so I'm curious.
RE: The struggle continues?
ORIGINAL: Grotius
Apologies for a somewhat off-topic question for Dave: is Japanese a difficult language to learn? I spent a week or so there a few years ago and was surprised at how heavily I had to lean on my "restaurant Japanese" to get around. Is it possible to teach oneself to read or understand? I'm pretty good with languages -- French and Russian anyway -- so I'm curious.
If you've been able to learn Russian as a second language, then you will find Japanese a challenge but not a shock. I studied a handful of other languages before taking on Japanese and it was still quite a steep learning curve. What made it possible at all was that I spent several years taking all of the Continuing Education classes in Japanese that my local colleges and universities offered. Those courses gave me the fundamentals to allow me to set myself a good self-study program. But the real key to success for me has been the fact that I usually watch anywhere from a half hour to several hours of Japanese TV programming, either via digital downloads or via recorded media, every day. My big challenge nowadays is to build my skill at reading and remembering kanji - the Chinese writing charaters that the Japanese use for nouns and verb beginnings. I already know the other two Japanese writing systems, hiragana and katakana well. I see this as a lifetime learning experience and find it to be an enjoyable intellectual exercise.
Playing wargames, on the other hand, is just plain gut-level fun. [:D]
Dave Baranyi
July 8, 1942
Yes, PzB did kindly send a turn to me, and after many hours of pondering and thinking, I've sent it back. So now I'll stop perusing this report and start my own.
I doubt that I'll be able to entertain everyone as well as PzB does, or Wobbly did, but as ZonkerH and Tophat know, I do have my own ways of "making war interesting". [;)]
Dave Baranyi
I doubt that I'll be able to entertain everyone as well as PzB does, or Wobbly did, but as ZonkerH and Tophat know, I do have my own ways of "making war interesting". [;)]
Dave Baranyi
RE: The struggle continues?
ORIGINAL: ADavidB
ORIGINAL: byron13
Please do. I'd love to see this continued. The next six months will not be fun, but you can prevail. PzB, you wouldn't stand a chance against the green Soviet toad cosmonaut thing - whatever Dave's picture is.
Nan ja kore wa?! Keroro Gunsou (Sergent Frog) is a bonafide alien invader who is actively involved with conquering Japan on a weekly basis. [;)]
I'll trust that you didn't just call my mother a toad, too.
Are you starting a new thread or continuing the Sand in the Vaseline thread? Personally, I think the thread title sent Wobs some subliminal messages that doomed him to failure.
Good luck and fare well, my green frog cosmonaut!
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RE: The struggle continues?
Congratulations. Sorry to see the AAR go- truth be told...[&o]
The struggle continues!
NEWSFLASH![/b] Negotiations with the enemy have broken down. A new CinC has taken over command of the Allied land, sea and air forces in the entire Pacific.
David is going to take over for Wobbly and the first turn has already been played. I will continue this AAR as before, I assume that David will start a new thread for his.
The turn I originally sent to Wobbly therefore landed in Canada instead of Kiwi land! Murphy got confused and I suffered no less than 3 magazine explosions in one batlle [;)]
David has immediately implemented a new strategy, and I got a few costly surprises. It will be necessary to develop new tactics in order to counter this new threat. Confidence in ultimate victory is
still high and an extra effort will be made in order to defeat India and chase the enemy from Java. [:D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/08/42
Surface Combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3 - somehow this TF had been ordered to patrol and not retire..not good!
Japanese Ships - we managed to achieve surprise, with limited results
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, and is sunk - 1 6" hit and the magazine exploded! *sinks*
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki
Allied Ships
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 3 - this is the ship that doomed my TF
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1
DD Express
DD Foxhound
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships - incredible enough two more of my ships suffer magazine explosions and sinks!!!
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 4, and is sunk *magazine eplodes*
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Mikazuki
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk *magazine explodes*
Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein
DD Express
DD Foxhound
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
Allied Ships - a second British TF dispathces my last destroyer
CA Devonshire
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, and is sunk *magazine explodes - sinks*
DD Patterson
DD Barker
DD Stewart
DD Vampire
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Sub/ASW Attacks
ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships - David orderes the entire Allied fleet in Tjilitjap to sea!
SS I-157, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Porter
CA Vincennes
DD Russell
DD Litchfield
DD Dale
DD Downes
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Voyager
DD Mahan
DD Cushing
DD Drayton
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Air Combat
Night Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 35
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 - David orders all his bombers to hit Bombay!
Japanese aircraft - I got 31 fighters on CAP
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 32
Japanese aircraft losses - all of the destroyed ac were hit on the ground
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses - enemy losses are high
Hudson I: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort I: 14 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 17 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 - this huge strike caused massive damage on the ground
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Wellington III x 43
B-17E Fortress x 26
Japanese aircraft losses - I now have to evacuate all my Army bombers back to Medan to receive new ac
A6M2 Zero: 15 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 37 destroyed, 70 damaged [X(] - all in all we loose 59 ac on the ground today
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Wellington III: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 84
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64 - todays retaliation strike also strikes home
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
A6M3 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 5
G4M1 Betty x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 52
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses - 26 Allied ac were destroyed on the ground today
Beaufort V-IX: 18 destroyed, 9 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 11 destroyed, 9 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73 - the airwar has been stepped up all over the Pacific
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
39 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Burma Brigade, at 32,22
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 30th Chinese/B Corps, at 46,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Teloekbetoeng at 19,58
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - this is a damaged dd that just evacuated Batavia. Is now in Teloekbetoeng port! *gawd I hate these names[8|]*
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,63 - this was a good strike, but unfortunately we only hit Allied transports and not warships
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Peter Kerr, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Shipper
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Ven-Koh, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD Sands
Aircraft Attacking:
All Nells and Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - this was the great daylight port attack that was supposed to cripple Wobbly's fleet in port.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
A6M3 Zero x 11
G3M Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 91
Allied aircraft - since the port is empty, the have go through the gauntlet for nothing
Fulmar x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses - Zero losses are high, all in all we loose 25 in the air today. 30-40% of these pilots were untrained though
A6M2 Zero: 50 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
All Nell and G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,59 - the entire Allied AF seems to be airborne today
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 5
SBD Dauntless x 18
Kittyhawk I x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships - I dispatch the 2 damaged ships and order them to Singapore
CL Naka
DD Arashi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
DD Akigumo
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at 32,22 - no difficulties in forcing the enemy troops outside of Asansol to retreat. Dimapur next!
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34985 troops, 385 guns, 168 vehicles
Defending force 10978 troops, 49 guns, 431 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 143743 troops, 836 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 96764 troops, 596 guns, 821 vehicles - 36 Allied units are now in Ahmadabad
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses: - heavy casualties today, and the forts doesn't come down
2167 casualties reported
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses: - enemy losses are still encouraging. At this pace he can't last!
4582 casualties reported
Guns lost 117
Vehicles lost 28
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2161 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 143910 troops, 760 guns, 1 vehicles
No results... [8D]
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Ground combat at Kragen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 800 troops, 0 guns, 53 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kragen base !!!
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Situation Report
Tony and Tojo fighter production has been stepped up considerably. Next month both models become available, and I'm looking forward to converting some Nates. Ahh yes! [;)]
India
At first I didn't dare to move my Army bombers into Bombay - but Wobbly only wanted to bomb my ground forces. I didn't get a chance to reconsider, cause
David immediately ordered massive strikes. My fighters will be put on 90% CAP for tomorrow. I'm mostly interested in reducing their striking capabilities, so if the bombers continue to
come in unescorted....
The loss of the surface group was unfortunate. I didn't expect to find that many Allied ships there! The battle fleet has reformed in Bombay and refueled. The Kongo has been dispatched together
with a ca and dd. The other 4 battleships will attempt to finish the Allied fleet once and for all. I'm pretty sure David will confront them.
A regiment has been ordered into Dehli - my army has now moved out of Lucknow and will reach the place in 10 days or so. The ferocious struggle in Ahmadabad continues, and it's possible
that I have to wait for reinforcements before it falls. Enemy losses are much higher than mine, so I don't see any reason to stop attacking.
Java
All the enemy ships have left Java! I'm now going to rest my AF in Sumatra and Borneo. In a week or so we will continue to hit the enemy fields.
We got sizeable ground units in both Sumatra (Palembang) and Borneo now. I wish to consolidate my position and try to isolate Java. I need another 2 months to defeat India, in October we're going
to move forces down to Java and recapture the island. Then we will go onto the defensive and await the next enemy onslaught.
Lots and lots of enemy ships have been spotted west in the Indian Ocean. No sight of enemy battleships, I believe they've all gone to Perth. So I'm going to try to intercept the fleeing ships.
China
Many Nate Daitas have been moved to China, they will start advanced training ASAP! The Zero pilots that have been strafing the Chinese have gained extremely many exp points.
I'm now confident that it's going to be possible to train a new cadre of fighter pilots.
Situation Map: The situation in Java
David is going to take over for Wobbly and the first turn has already been played. I will continue this AAR as before, I assume that David will start a new thread for his.
The turn I originally sent to Wobbly therefore landed in Canada instead of Kiwi land! Murphy got confused and I suffered no less than 3 magazine explosions in one batlle [;)]
David has immediately implemented a new strategy, and I got a few costly surprises. It will be necessary to develop new tactics in order to counter this new threat. Confidence in ultimate victory is
still high and an extra effort will be made in order to defeat India and chase the enemy from Java. [:D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/08/42
Surface Combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3 - somehow this TF had been ordered to patrol and not retire..not good!
Japanese Ships - we managed to achieve surprise, with limited results
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, and is sunk - 1 6" hit and the magazine exploded! *sinks*
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki
Allied Ships
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 3 - this is the ship that doomed my TF
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1
DD Express
DD Foxhound
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships - incredible enough two more of my ships suffer magazine explosions and sinks!!!
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 4, and is sunk *magazine eplodes*
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Mikazuki
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk *magazine explodes*
Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein
DD Express
DD Foxhound
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
Allied Ships - a second British TF dispathces my last destroyer
CA Devonshire
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, and is sunk *magazine explodes - sinks*
DD Patterson
DD Barker
DD Stewart
DD Vampire
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Sub/ASW Attacks
ASW attack at 18,63
Japanese Ships - David orderes the entire Allied fleet in Tjilitjap to sea!
SS I-157, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Porter
CA Vincennes
DD Russell
DD Litchfield
DD Dale
DD Downes
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Voyager
DD Mahan
DD Cushing
DD Drayton
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Air Combat
Night Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 35
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 - David orders all his bombers to hit Bombay!
Japanese aircraft - I got 31 fighters on CAP
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 32
Japanese aircraft losses - all of the destroyed ac were hit on the ground
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses - enemy losses are high
Hudson I: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort I: 14 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 17 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 - this huge strike caused massive damage on the ground
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Wellington III x 43
B-17E Fortress x 26
Japanese aircraft losses - I now have to evacuate all my Army bombers back to Medan to receive new ac
A6M2 Zero: 15 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 37 destroyed, 70 damaged [X(] - all in all we loose 59 ac on the ground today
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Wellington III: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 84
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64 - todays retaliation strike also strikes home
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
A6M3 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 5
G4M1 Betty x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 52
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses - 26 Allied ac were destroyed on the ground today
Beaufort V-IX: 18 destroyed, 9 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 11 destroyed, 9 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73 - the airwar has been stepped up all over the Pacific
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
39 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Burma Brigade, at 32,22
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 30th Chinese/B Corps, at 46,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Teloekbetoeng at 19,58
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - this is a damaged dd that just evacuated Batavia. Is now in Teloekbetoeng port! *gawd I hate these names[8|]*
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,63 - this was a good strike, but unfortunately we only hit Allied transports and not warships
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Peter Kerr, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Shipper
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Ven-Koh, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD Sands
Aircraft Attacking:
All Nells and Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - this was the great daylight port attack that was supposed to cripple Wobbly's fleet in port.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
A6M3 Zero x 11
G3M Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 91
Allied aircraft - since the port is empty, the have go through the gauntlet for nothing
Fulmar x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses - Zero losses are high, all in all we loose 25 in the air today. 30-40% of these pilots were untrained though
A6M2 Zero: 50 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
All Nell and G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,59 - the entire Allied AF seems to be airborne today
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 5
SBD Dauntless x 18
Kittyhawk I x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships - I dispatch the 2 damaged ships and order them to Singapore
CL Naka
DD Arashi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
DD Akigumo
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at 32,22 - no difficulties in forcing the enemy troops outside of Asansol to retreat. Dimapur next!
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34985 troops, 385 guns, 168 vehicles
Defending force 10978 troops, 49 guns, 431 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 143743 troops, 836 guns, 2 vehicles
Defending force 96764 troops, 596 guns, 821 vehicles - 36 Allied units are now in Ahmadabad
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses: - heavy casualties today, and the forts doesn't come down
2167 casualties reported
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses: - enemy losses are still encouraging. At this pace he can't last!
4582 casualties reported
Guns lost 117
Vehicles lost 28
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2161 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 143910 troops, 760 guns, 1 vehicles
No results... [8D]
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Ground combat at Kragen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 800 troops, 0 guns, 53 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kragen base !!!
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Situation Report
Tony and Tojo fighter production has been stepped up considerably. Next month both models become available, and I'm looking forward to converting some Nates. Ahh yes! [;)]
India
At first I didn't dare to move my Army bombers into Bombay - but Wobbly only wanted to bomb my ground forces. I didn't get a chance to reconsider, cause
David immediately ordered massive strikes. My fighters will be put on 90% CAP for tomorrow. I'm mostly interested in reducing their striking capabilities, so if the bombers continue to
come in unescorted....
The loss of the surface group was unfortunate. I didn't expect to find that many Allied ships there! The battle fleet has reformed in Bombay and refueled. The Kongo has been dispatched together
with a ca and dd. The other 4 battleships will attempt to finish the Allied fleet once and for all. I'm pretty sure David will confront them.
A regiment has been ordered into Dehli - my army has now moved out of Lucknow and will reach the place in 10 days or so. The ferocious struggle in Ahmadabad continues, and it's possible
that I have to wait for reinforcements before it falls. Enemy losses are much higher than mine, so I don't see any reason to stop attacking.
Java
All the enemy ships have left Java! I'm now going to rest my AF in Sumatra and Borneo. In a week or so we will continue to hit the enemy fields.
We got sizeable ground units in both Sumatra (Palembang) and Borneo now. I wish to consolidate my position and try to isolate Java. I need another 2 months to defeat India, in October we're going
to move forces down to Java and recapture the island. Then we will go onto the defensive and await the next enemy onslaught.
Lots and lots of enemy ships have been spotted west in the Indian Ocean. No sight of enemy battleships, I believe they've all gone to Perth. So I'm going to try to intercept the fleeing ships.
China
Many Nate Daitas have been moved to China, they will start advanced training ASAP! The Zero pilots that have been strafing the Chinese have gained extremely many exp points.
I'm now confident that it's going to be possible to train a new cadre of fighter pilots.
Situation Map: The situation in Java
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
RE: The struggle continues!
It's alive!!!!!!!!
October 42 sounds awfully late for a major Japanese offensive.
How soon do you think the Allies will be able to launch a minor invasion elsewhere?
October 42 sounds awfully late for a major Japanese offensive.
How soon do you think the Allies will be able to launch a minor invasion elsewhere?
RE: The struggle continues!
Hurrah - I can read this one now.
he managed to get the bombers to hit Bombay - what did he give them suddenly - extra rum? They refused to contemplate it under my control. I tried adding Warhawks to the mix. Thought you just had major fighter numbers above the base - turns out you did have plenty - but they still flew.
3 magazine explosions - the rapture - the joy. The confusion?? What did he do differently?
The surface fleet that attacked you in Karachi was actually aiming to Bombard Bombay!
He's taken the surface fleet out of Tjilitap!! I think maybe he knows something I didn't!
3 magazine explosions and a swag of lost aircraft - wow - what a change a new captain can make!
he managed to get the bombers to hit Bombay - what did he give them suddenly - extra rum? They refused to contemplate it under my control. I tried adding Warhawks to the mix. Thought you just had major fighter numbers above the base - turns out you did have plenty - but they still flew.
3 magazine explosions - the rapture - the joy. The confusion?? What did he do differently?
The surface fleet that attacked you in Karachi was actually aiming to Bombard Bombay!
He's taken the surface fleet out of Tjilitap!! I think maybe he knows something I didn't!
3 magazine explosions and a swag of lost aircraft - wow - what a change a new captain can make!
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RE: The struggle continues!
ORIGINAL: wobbly
Hurrah - I can read this one now.
. . . Yes, and give PzB advice based on experience. Knowing the Allied position as well as you do, wouldn't you recomment that the Japanese withdraw to an inner defense ring as soon as possible? And the northern route to Tokyo is left wide open, don't you think? If PzB only knew the hammer that is about to fall upon him . . .
ORIGINAL: wobbly
3 magazine explosions - the rapture - the joy. The confusion?? What did he do differently?
Doesn't seem fair does it? Take solace in the fact that it really is a roll of the die, and it just didn't roll right for you. Too bad these magazine explosions didn't happen for you on the last turn so you could sleep with a smile. I am looking forward to reading your comments on both threads, Wobbly.
RE: The struggle continues!
Yep, it's very much alive Fornadan [8D]
It's perfectly ok to invade, even in 1943 if the odds are favorable. The important thing is to bring superior force. As long as I got the KB and a sizeable airforce, I can
land all the divisions I want on Java. The Allied carriers fled head over heels, so I assume that they're not strong enough to confront me!
Minor invasion...well, it can't be in the Marshall or Solomons. I've fortified those areas heavily. It would take a major effort to invade there. Perhaps Wake, Shortland
or Gili Gili can be captured, but I don't expect more than this before 1943. David said he first would need 3 months, and then 6 to prepare. Hope he's right.
Al, I think it's really about hammer size. The side with the biggest hammer usually pulls the longest straw. Bring more and better ships, land more hits and win.
In yesterdays battle I brought a small tf, had hoped to pick of a few stray vessels. The loss of the flagship early in the battle settled it.
Thought you would go and bombard Bombay, evacuated all the transports and brought the battleships back home. The cat would have been home in other words.
The Allied ships do pose a threat against my slow battlewagons now - their torpedoes are highly functional. So I'm going to send in the whole sink in and try to overpower them.
I'm a little worried about Java, but I feel confident in India - as long as I can pull it of there I should be able to strike back. One last effort, and then a few months for R&R [&o]
It's perfectly ok to invade, even in 1943 if the odds are favorable. The important thing is to bring superior force. As long as I got the KB and a sizeable airforce, I can
land all the divisions I want on Java. The Allied carriers fled head over heels, so I assume that they're not strong enough to confront me!
Minor invasion...well, it can't be in the Marshall or Solomons. I've fortified those areas heavily. It would take a major effort to invade there. Perhaps Wake, Shortland
or Gili Gili can be captured, but I don't expect more than this before 1943. David said he first would need 3 months, and then 6 to prepare. Hope he's right.
Al, I think it's really about hammer size. The side with the biggest hammer usually pulls the longest straw. Bring more and better ships, land more hits and win.
In yesterdays battle I brought a small tf, had hoped to pick of a few stray vessels. The loss of the flagship early in the battle settled it.
Thought you would go and bombard Bombay, evacuated all the transports and brought the battleships back home. The cat would have been home in other words.
The Allied ships do pose a threat against my slow battlewagons now - their torpedoes are highly functional. So I'm going to send in the whole sink in and try to overpower them.
I'm a little worried about Java, but I feel confident in India - as long as I can pull it of there I should be able to strike back. One last effort, and then a few months for R&R [&o]
"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
RE: The struggle continues!
Congratulations!
I'm looking foward to follow your AAR with David. I'm pretty sure that community here expect this AAR will continue till the end of the game, so i hope you and David will continue yours game even if 4:1 odds will be achived on january 43.
Wobbly and you done great job, you learned us lots of important things, and we all looking forward to see Japan struggle in the 44 and 45!
BTW, did you know that your AAR is on the top? (more than 50 hits per replay)?
I'm looking foward to follow your AAR with David. I'm pretty sure that community here expect this AAR will continue till the end of the game, so i hope you and David will continue yours game even if 4:1 odds will be achived on january 43.
Wobbly and you done great job, you learned us lots of important things, and we all looking forward to see Japan struggle in the 44 and 45!
BTW, did you know that your AAR is on the top? (more than 50 hits per replay)?
