O glorious emperor, these are today’s battle reports:
A pre invasion Naval bombardment of Amboina by our battle hardened ships resulted in almost 300 imperialistic losses, preparing the way for your divine forces witch will land here on the next day. The allies counter attacked your forces with their puny PT boats, but they fled without a shot fired. The ground combat at Changsha went well, enemy forces fell like pear blossoms in a divine wind. Taiping was CAPTURED by your imperial guards(see picture) isolating 30K enemy troops in Georgetown, where they will be destroyed during the next few days. Singapore will fall within 2 weeks……
Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki
With respect, I have to report an a suprise change of tactics on the allies side.
This night the imperialists made a SUICIDE ATTACK on our invasion taskforce at Amboina, after a fierce struggle the valiant pt 15 went down. The allies actually scratched the paint on one of our imperial destroyer. DD Uzuki was hit TWISE by enemy 7.7 mm shells, fired during an engagement with yet more PT boats during wtich 4 enemy boats were sunk.
Another high profile operation is underway, more about this tomorrow
Night Time Surface Combat at 40,72
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
DD Oboro
MSW Asahi Maru
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Fumi Maru #2
MSW Seki Maru #3
PG Shoei Maru
PG Shotoku Maru
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 30
AP Africa Maru
AK China Maru
AP Juko Maru
Allied Ships
PT TM-15, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Day Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6
PT TM-7
PT TM-8, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-13, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-14
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
Today the enemy tried to counter attack at Naga with the forces that are isolated at legaspi, 4 divisions and 2 base forces, they where immediately attacked with al available forces and the enemy was forced again to retreat towards legaspi. Also at Naning the encircled enemy forces try to mass in order to break out, they have been shock attacked for the last 2 day by the remnant of the original forces of Naning with only 1-1 attacks, but today the valiant defenders of Naning got reinforced by an fully supplied and rested imperial infantry division, these extra 420 assault points should be enough to push the Chinese back towards Paknoi.
At the Malaya peninsula things are going well, enemy forces have been isolated and the IMP guards are continuing their attacking. To further cut of the enemy forces from Singapore a SURPRISE LANDING is scheduled for tomorrow at the base above Singapore (forgot the name) tomorrow 2 divisions will land there sealing the fate of the peninsula. This move will further more cut of another 5 units from Singapore, with will only contain 5 units to defend the city. Allied air attacks on the invasion convoy near Singapore only hit the cruiser Naga, she was hit 4 times by 250 en 500 pound bombs, surprisingly she only had 30 sys 20 float and 40 fire damage, with some luck I can salvage her (no great loss if I cant).
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
Buffalo I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 11 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
After a 2 week interlude, the imperial army is marching to victory again !!!
In a daring suprise landing the IJN landed a IJA division at Johore Bahru (base north of singapore), They met only light opposition (probably 2 base forces or weak indian brigades) and are preparing to assault the base. on their way home home the landing fleet was again attacked by swordfish TB's. My zero's on LRcap intercepted them and no damage was done.
Today yet another IJN trap was sprung to kill as many imperialistic pigs as possible.
After their successful attack at pearl harbour and their subsequent involvement in the destruction in a score of allied ships that ventured forth from pearl, the mighty KB retreated towards the home island to assist in the capture of vital recourses for the war industries, they even MADE SURE that imperialistic Catalina’s saw them retreating near Midway… . BUT they left behind a suprise…………….
The proud IJN ship KAGA was split from the mighty KB to stay behind and prowl the water between Pearl an the mainland, watching and waiting for an opportunity to pounce the unsuspecting “amelicans” when they tried to reinforce pearl or withdraw ships to the main land. Devine KAGA stayed on station for 3 weeks before finally…………
An imperial sub spotted 2 CA’s (possible BB’s ??) retreating towards the mainland about 15 hexes south of KAGA’s position. As always, the imperialistic forces pounded at once, hoping for yet another mighty victory but they would be disappointed……..
When they sprang their trap the imperial forces found out that they “only” trapped some DD’s,. “Only” 5 destroyers where found and attacked by the imperial cherry blossoms, the results where predictable, but they had hoped for a bigger bounty…. This latest trap could and should have bagged bigger game, but the war is still young and more traps are being set as I speak………..
Day Air attack on TF at 126,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 12 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Craven
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
DD Henley, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
Further nothing intersesting to report, maybe that RANGOON was litterally "ANNEXED" by imperial troops marching trough Burma, this is YET another example that my opponent is RUNNING AWAY from the IJA. If only he just would come out and play ........
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In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
Today the IJA struck YET ANOTHER blow to the imperialistic oppressors. Kuala Lumpur fell and the cut of allied troops at legaspi surrendered after a masterly conducted assault, providing yet another 15000 allied troops for "future construction work in burma"
round combat at Kuala Lumpur
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24650 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 7868 troops, 42 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
round combat at Legaspi
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22276 troops, 253 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 8884 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
15814 casualties reported
Guns lost 159
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
After a couple of days of relative silence I finally got al my troops at al wanted locations and started my assault.
At clark field my troops forced the yankee troops out and they retreated towards bataan. The allied front at malaccca is crumbling and If they are forced to retreat (next turn?) they have nowhere to retreat to ans must surrender
Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 204921 troops, 1750 guns, 570 vehicles
Defending force 25180 troops, 153 guns, 6 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
3613 casualties reported
Guns lost 70
Vehicles lost 2
Ground combat at Malacca
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 56704 troops, 627 guns, 4 vehicles
Defending force 8149 troops, 45 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Allied ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
At rabaul things are finally looking up, after I brought in an extra SNLF force I finally reduced the fortifications to 2 and it shoul also fall in the next days....
Yesterday my betty's at amboria nailed a dutch cruiser (java) and a AP transport with torpedo's, they are going to hamper brigada's effords in evacuating/reinforcing java. He got lucky, a cruiser taskforce almost intercepted his transports, but they where forced to retreat due to lack of fuel,,,,
Ground combat at Rabaul
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8425 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2996 troops, 21 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
The war has been going on now for about a month and things are going the IJA way, this is mainly caused by the TOTAL LACK of opposition from Brigada. Ok, I sunk some of his ships near Pearl by holding back the KB, but there should be PLENTY of materiel for him to throw at me, but NADA.
Today his swordfish bombers on extended strike struck at my battle fleet moving towards Johore Bahru to bombard the LIVING SH*T out of his 10 units caught there by my divisions.
A single 500 pound bomb struck the turret of Fuso and scratched her paint.
I am in dubio about the approach towards Singapore and Johore Bahru. If I attack there and force the 10 units to retreat, they will probably retreat towards Singapore, the only way to stop this is to make Singapore a contested hex……………. This can only be done by landing a force there, but to reduce the “gamelynes” factor of such a move, I would have to land at least a brigade there. This will most likely cost me a sh*t load of transports, and if the counter attack by the Singapore defenders succeeds, a brigade (can ALSO NOT retreat towards a contested hex)…
What to do, what to do…
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
You could say that my oppent "found" the KB today.
To cover my BB bombardmend of Johore Bahru, I send a covering force, THE KB.
As my oppent's bombers went after my "bombardment" group, they found no less than 50 zero's on LRcap over them. The result was predictable, and the bombardment continued with 2300 allied cassualties...... The 2:1 attack that followed lowered fortifications to 2, the base will fall tomorrow.
Day Air attack on TF at 24,54
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6
Buffalo I x 17
Martin 139 x 6
An eventfull day today, my imperial fighters shot a lot of allied planes out of the sky today attacking my carrier near batavia, destroying 95 % of the dutch fokker TIV's (13 destroyed). Also the INJ forces near amboria sunk SS seawolf, and nailed some transports near Darwin. Lost some zero's to the AVR in burma, but I will deal with them later. Johore baru fell today, and the final assault on singapore is about to begin.
BATAAN FALLS!!!! After a succesful attack, the defenders have been driven out of bataan and into marinallo, where they will be finally destroyed in 3 days time.......... In the mean time transport have been detatched toward the philiphines to pick the used troops up to continue the offensiv towards my final goal: JAVA
The KB intercepted a allied transport taskforce south of java, my IJN pilots sunk a lot of them. The survivors will be picked of by some destroyers. A suicide attack on the KB by some allied bombers was brushed aside with ease. The KB speeds on to further victory's.
ay Air attack on TF at 25,69
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
D3A Val x 45
B5N Kate x 62
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Tello, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
TK Angelina, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 2,Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Edsall, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Barker, Bomb hits 1
AK Tjikandi
TK Manvantara, Torpedo hits 2, , Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Ground combat at Bataan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 263715 troops, 2326 guns, 680 vehicles
Defending force 32416 troops, 254 guns, 134 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
828 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
2203 casualties reported
Guns lost 87
Vehicles lost 10
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
Little yellow men in BIG cruisers bombarded Darwin today.
The IJN bombarded darwin with heavy cruisers, the 80 !! massed ships there are going to get bombarded into dust. In china the battle of yenen is turning into an allied bloodbath, in a single bombardment attack the valiant imperial troops killed almost 2000 chinese pigs. ON TO VICTORY......................................
Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied Ships
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Boise, Shell hits 1
AVD Childs, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Runway hits 1
Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 162029 troops, 2136 guns, 42 vehicles
Defending force 62744 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
1869 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
The victorious IJA forces took Kendary, and after the IJN bombardment of Darwin, my opponent put al the available surface combat ships in Darwin in a sb tf to stop another bombardment force. The resulting naval battle bloodied both sides. After both forces disengaged the KB struck the surviving allied forces with a devastating blow. (although still on extended strike) Meanwhile my BB bombardment force struck at Palembang, and where counter attacked by allied villdebeast and swordfishes. The IJN LRcap force was NOT present on the AM turn (the responsible commander will be send to the western front) and ISE got hit by a single torpedo (20 sys damage, 5 flood damage and 14 fire damage). The other allied air strikes where all intercepted by fighters and no damage was done. Near Darwin the final chapter of the battle was written by SS S-41, putting 2 torpedo’s into already stricken CA Nachi, sinking here…………. The families of the Nachi’s crew will be notified that their family died for the greater glory of the empire……
Tomorrow more on the Darwin chapter………
Allied Ships
Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84 (and KB air attack)
Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4
CA Haguro, Shell hits 4
CA Nachi, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
CL Naka
CL Natori
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Matsukaze
Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, bomb hits 7 (sunk)
CL Dragon, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 19 (sunk)
CL Durban, Shell hits 10, Bomb hits 1 on fire (sunk)
CL Boise, Shell hits 12, on fire, Bomb hits 27, on fire, heavy damage (sunk ???)
DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 2, bomb hits 3 sunk???)
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
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Sub attack at 36,83
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
The attack on Darwin continues, After a few port attacks by the KB, supported by 50 G3's and G4's from Amboria darwin turned into a massacer of allied transports.
Day Air attack's on Darwin (total damage)
AK Ban Ho Guan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Beatrice, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Boero, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Enggano, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Legazpi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Lepus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Liran, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 1
AK Sinabang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tjisaroea, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AP Buyskens, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ormiston, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Bomb hits3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Imhoff, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Overstraten, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Zealandia, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 2
AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AV Langley, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Boise, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
DD Piet Hein, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Nes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
ML Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Rigel, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Finch, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Ipswitch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Tanager, Bomb hits2, on fire
MSW Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Merula, Torpedo hits 1
TK Talang Akar, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Allied counter attacks where intercepted and failed to do any damage (having cl OI in your KB always works)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Martin 139 x 6
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 4
B-17C Fortress x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
A very surprising day today, the IJN forces keep the pressure up on Darwin. After 3 days of relentless air attacks, Brigada decided to run the gauntlet trough the blockading INJ forces. The first TF was intercepted during the night by a IJN destroyer squadron and severely damaged. At dawn THE KB IS IN A BAD WEATHER HEX and no strikes are flown against the retreating taskforces (grrr), Only bombers from Amboria fly mission against the allied TF’s.
Night Time Surface Combat at 35,83 (and subsequent bomber attack)
Allied Ships
PG Tulsa, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
MSW Finch, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
MSW Whippoorwill, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AK Beatrice, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Buyskens, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage sunk
AK Liran, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage sunk
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Van Imhoff, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage sunk
ML Rigel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage` sunk
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Even one of the much hated American subs got nailed in Darwin with a 800 kg AP bomb
And should have theoretically have NO Chance IN HELL of surviving that hit.
allied Ships
SS S-39, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Then the gods turn unfavourably towards the IJN. A imperialistic sub penetrated the IJN ASW screen and put TWO torpedo’s into AKAGI.
FOR THE SECOND TIME ON TWO DAYS a capital ship has been hit by DETONATING MK 14 torpedoes. She “only” has 20 sys/30 flood and 27 fire damage and should live to fight another day (if only my Japanese damage control wasn’t so CRAPPY)
THE COMMANDER OF THE ASW SCREEN has been keelhauled multiple times along the longitude axis of CA Aoba………………………
The KB has been ordered to withdraw, the allied taskforces are fleeing Darwin and tomorrow the G3’s and G4’s at Amboria will have a final field day attacking them before they should be out of range.
I would like to thank Brigada (my PBEM opponent ) for giving me this wonderful DARWINIAN feasting opportunity ……….
In vinum illic est sapientia , in matera illic est vires , in aqua illic es bacteria.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria.
